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RNs outside Saint Louis University Hospital with signs "Patient safety is our priority" "NNOC RNs are patient advocates" "Patients are sick, nurses are tired..."

SSM Health SLU Hospital nurses rally to demand a fair contract

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (SLUH) in St. Louis, Mo., will hold a rally on Tuesday, June 18, to demand a fair contract.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 15, 2024

• NNOC

Antelope Valley nurses holding banner "AVH Nurses Union Strong"

Antelope Valley nurses to hold informational picket for safe patient care and safe staffing

RNs at Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, June 18, to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care and chronic short staffing.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 14, 2024

• CNA

Corpus Christi nurses holding signs on street "Save lives: Safe staffing now" and "Safe staffing saves lives"

Corpus Christi Medical Center nurses will rally to demand strong contract with HCA

RNs at Corpus Christi Medical Center (CCMC) in Corpus Christi, Texas, will hold a rally on June 17 to protest failures by HCA management to seriously address nurses’ concerns about staffing, retention, and break relief in contract negotiations.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 13, 2024

• NNOC, • HCA

Four nurses in scrubs posing for picture side by side

Ventura County nurses and health care professionals to hold ‘Speak Out’ to save Santa Paula Hospital ICU and birthing center from closure

Nurses and health care professionals at Santa Paula Hospital (SPH) and Ventura County Medical Center will hold a ‘Speak Out’ on Friday, June 14 in Ventura to protest the proposed closure of the SPH intensive care unit (ICU) and birthing center by the Ventura County Healthcare Agency Administration and County Board of Supervisors.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 13, 2024

• CNA

Nurses rally with signs that read "Patients over profits!"

Nation’s largest nurses union applauds Biden administration’s medical debt reforms

National Nurses United applauds the Biden administration’s recent action to remove medical bills from most credit reports, a huge win for patients nationwide. A new rule proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will increase privacy protections, prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including medical debt on credit reports, and prevent debt collectors from coercing payments for inaccurate or false medical bills.

National Nurses United
June 12, 2024

• NNU

Nurses outside hold signs "Patients First in the Hospital", "Patients First in the Community", and "Don't Close Trauma and Heart"

Nurses and community members to hold a ‘Lives Lost’ rally to illustrate the deadly consequences of HCA’s proposed closure of Regional Medical Center’s trauma center

As members of a coalition of community members representing patients and healthcare workers committed to safeguarding equitable access to medical services for all San Jose residents, registered nurses with California Nurses Association will take part in “Lives Lost” rally on Thursday, June 13.

California Nurses Association
June 11, 2024

• CNA

Large group of nurses outside MountainView hospital holding signs "Put Patients Over Profits"

Las Vegas nurses to protest HCA contract proposals that threaten patient care quality

Nurses at MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas, Nev., will hold a rally on Thursday, June 13, to protest HCA’s failure to seriously address its nurse recruitment and retention crisis in contract negotiations.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 11, 2024

• NNOC, • NNU, • HCA

Nurses hold sign that reads "Staff up for safe care!"

City of Hope Medical Center nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte, California, voted overwhelmingly Friday, June 7 in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 8, 2024

• CNA, • NNU

Alameda nurses in front of hospital with signs: "Some cuts don't heal" "Respect: Nurses, Our Patients, Our Community" "Patients before profits!"

Alameda Hospital nurses demand County Board of Supervisors maintain community access to surgical services

RNs at Alameda Hospital in Alameda, Calif. will picket outside the hospital on June 10 to pressure hospital and county leaders to reverse dangerous cuts to patient care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 7, 2024

• CNA

RNs holding sign "Save our community hospital. Save Hazel Hawkins."

Nurses denounce San Benito County Health Care District board vote

RNs deeply oppose the San Benito County Health Care District board’s vote to enter into exclusive negotiations with a private entity, ahead of the proposed sale of Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 5, 2024

• CNA