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Nurses on picket line

Saint Louis University Hospital nurses to hold informational picket to protest staffing crisis

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., will hold an informational picket to demand that management address the staffing crisis at the facility and its impact on patient safety.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
July 17, 2023

arge group of nurses in front of camera holding signs "Protect Patients, Trust Nurses"

Portland nurses and clinicians demand removal of management team to protect patients

Registered nurses and clinicians who work for MaineHealth Care at Home (MHCAH) in Portland, Maine, held a rally and speak-out today to demand the removal of the management team at the home health services agency.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
July 14, 2023

Three nurses holding signs calling for safety from workplace violence

Rocky Mountain Regional VA registered nurses demand management address epidemic of workplace violence

RNs at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colo., are planning to hold a rally to demand that management address the epidemic of violence at the facility and take meaningful steps to provide a safe workplace for health care professionals and a safe place of healing for veterans.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
July 13, 2023

Four nurses with raisded fists hold signs in support of safe staffing ratios

Northern Light AR Gould nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety, RN retention

Registered nurses at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital in Presque Isle, Maine, voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
July 7, 2023

Large group of nurses outside hospital with raised fists

Wichita nurses to return to work after biggest nurses strike in Kansas history and Ascension’s three-day lockout

After the biggest nurses strikes in Kansas history nurses will march on the boss, showing their commitment to win strong contract for safe staffing and improvements to patient care conditions.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 30, 2023

Large group of nurses outside hospital with raised fists

Austin nurses to return to work after historic one-day strike and three-day lockout by Ascension

After Tuesday’s historic one-day strike at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin that brought unprecedented numbers of nurses, elected representatives, union workers, and community supporters to the picket line, nurses will be returning to their patients’ bedsides.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 30, 2023

VA nurses picketing outside hospital

Cincinnati VA Medical Center nurses to hold informational picket due to staffing crisis, warning of patient endangerment

Registered nurses at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio will hold an informational picket to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about the VA’s dangerous plan to put high-level ICU and progressive care unit patients on medical-surgical units.

Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 28, 2023

Nurse being confronted by management at entrance to hospital

RNs who staged historic TX and KS strikes now locked out by Ascension

Nearly 2,000 nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin and Wichita’s Ascension Via Christi St. Francis and Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph hospitals who held the largest nurses strikes ever in both states and are now facing punitive attempts by management at union-busting by prohibiting them from returning to work.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 28, 2023

Three nurses outside holding signs "Save Our Staff", "Fair Contract Now", "Fair Bargaining"

Nurses in Texas and Kansas move forward with historic strikes, resisting Ascension union-busting tactics

Registered nurses in Texas and Kansas at three Ascension hospitals are moving forward with historic one-day strikes to protest management’s resistance to bargain in good faith with RNs for union contracts that would help correct the endemic staffing crisis.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 23, 2023

Nurses picketing in the rain

Following strike votes, Ascension nurses to rally at company HQ

Texas and Kansas nurses employed by Ascension will rally at the health care giant’s headquarters in St. Louis, Mo., to pressure executives to reverse unsafe staffing practices that prioritize profits over patient safety.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 14, 2023