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Press releases

Nurses on picket line outside of University Medical Center in New Orleans

New Orleans nurses to host sign-making party as they prepare for one-day strike at University Medical Center

Nurses are moving forward with their planned strike and will host a sign-making party the night before in anticipation.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
October 23, 2024

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Nurses at University Medical Center give 10-day notice to strike after management failed to address patient safety concerns

Nurses at University Medical Center in New Orleans, La. have given the hospital notice they intend to hold a one-day strike on Oct. 25 after management failed to address patient safety concerns during contract negotiations.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
October 14, 2024

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Children’s Hospital New Orleans nurses to sound alarm on safety concerns, denounce LCMC spending millions to fight RN staff

Nurses at Children’s Hospital New Orleans in New Orleans, La., will hold a press conference on Friday, Sept. 27. At the press conference, nurses will detail their concerns about patient care conditions at the center of their unionization efforts.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 26, 2024

Hundreds of nurses joined informational picket at UMC

University Medical Center nurses announce plans for strike vote, Children’s Hospital nurses denounce LCMC union busting

Registered nurses at University Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, held an informational picket and rally this afternoon, during which they announced their plan to take a strike authorization vote. UMC nurses, who are members of NNOC/NNU, were joined by hundreds of union nurses from around the country in their demands for safe staffing and workplace violence prevention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 24, 2024

University Medical Center nurses pose with signs at info picket

University Medical Center nurses demand progress on contract negotiations, end to management’s delay tactics

Registered nurses at University Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, September 24, to push for progress in contract negotiations. Since bargaining began in March, University Medical Center management has delayed negotiations, including postponing bargaining sessions and refusing to make meaningful responses to nurses’ proposals on key issues like workplace violence and safe staffing.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 22, 2024

Articles

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New Orleans nurses make history by unionizing

Registered nurses at University Medical Center in New Orleans, La., voted in early December to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United. In a three-day vote from Dec. 7 to Dec. 9, UMC nurses voted overwhelmingly in favor of joining the union.

January 12, 2024