NNOC press releases

Wichita nurses deliver petition demanding safe staffing to Ascension management

Nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis and Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph hospitals in Wichita, Kansas, delivered a petition demanding a reversal of staffing cuts degrading patient care and safety.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

November 15, 2023

Registered nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore vote to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

Registered nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland voted, on Nov. 2 and Nov. 3, to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United marking the first time in Baltimore history that RNs have unionized a hospital.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

November 4, 2023

New Orleans nurses delivered petition calling on management to allow union election

RNs at University Medical Center (UMC) in New Orleans, La., were joined by community supporters as they delivered a petition to demand that LCMC Health management agree to a union election that nurses are seeking.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

October 30, 2023

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee announce new Council of Presidents for 2023-2026 term

CNA/NNOC is celebrating the union’s newly elected 2023-2026 Council of Presidents. The new leaders took office on Oct. 8, 2023 at the CNA/NNOC convention in San Francisco, Calif.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

October 10, 2023

Trinity nurses to hold press conference condemning behavioral health unit shutdown

RNs at HCA Florida Trinity Hospital, in Trinity, Fla., will hold a press conference on Oct. 3 to speak out about their concerns regarding HCA’s shutdown of their hospital’s behavioral health unit.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

September 29, 2023

Illinois health care workers to speak out against dangerous staffing practices at hearing

Speakers from hospitals and nursing homes will explain how industry caused the staffing crisis and how safe staffing legislation can solve it.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

September 29, 2023

Saint Agnes nurses file charges against Ascension Health claiming unlawful interference with union drive

Registered nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Md. have filed unfair labor practice charges against Ascension Health, one of the largest nonprofit Catholic hospital chains in the country, claiming management has violated labor law by refusing to respect the nurses’ right to organize.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

September 28, 2023

Austin nurses to rally for safer health care for newborns and open heart surgery patients

Nurses say that, as Ascension management builds a new tower for women’s services, the company is failing to safely staff the existing labor and delivery unit and neonatal intensive care unit.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

September 25, 2023

Saint Louis University Hospital nurses set to hold one-day strike for patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., will hold a strike for 24 hours from Sept. 25 to Sept. 26 to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care, safe staffing, and workplace violence.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

September 22, 2023

Atlanta VA nurses to hold candlelight vigil for patient safety on Saturday

The nurses, who work with veterans in Atlanta’s VA system, say VA executive management has created tragic conditions in their facilities through disrespecting the nursing staff, stretching nurses to the limit, and endangering patient safety with on-going short-staffing.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

September 15, 2023