Press releases

Nurses at Good Samaritan Hospital and Regional Medical Center in San Jose Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify New Contract

Registered nurses at Good Samaritan Hospital and Regional Medical Center in San Jose overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year contract, announced California Nurses Association (CNA) today.

California Nurses Association

September 18, 2019

National Nurses United Supports Striking UAW Auto Workers

National Nurses United (NNU) strongly supports the nearly 50,000 members of the United Auto Workers who are on strike, the nation’s largest union of registered nurses announced 

National Nurses United

September 17, 2019

Nurses to hold first RN strike ever held in Arizona on Sept. 20 at Tenet-affiliated St. Joseph’s and St. Mary’s Hospitals in Tucson

Registered nurses at Tenet-affiliated, St. Joseph’s, and St. Mary’s Hospitals in Tucson, will hold one-day strikes Sept. 20. These are the first strike actions ever held by registered nurses in the state of Arizona.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

September 17, 2019

• NNOC, • NNU

Nurses to Hold One-day Strikes Sept. 20 at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree

Registered nurses at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree will hold one-day strikes Sept. 20. Nurses will also hold one-day strikes at six other Tenet-affiliated California facilities, in Modesto, San Ramon, Turlock, Los Alamitos, Templeton, and San Luis Obispo.

California Nurses Association

September 17, 2019

Nurses Plan Public Outreach Action in El Paso Urging Tenet-Affiliated Hospitals of Providence, Sierra and Memorial Campuses, to Invest in RN Staff and Patient Care

Registered nurses will hold a public outreach action in El Paso urging the Tenet-affiliated Hospitals of Providence, Sierra and Memorial Campuses, to invest in nursing staff. This will improve the recruitment and retention of experienced RNs, and ensure optimal patient care, say nurses.

National Nurses Organizing Committee

September 17, 2019

Nurses Plan First Hospital RN Strike in Florida History on Sept. 20 at Tenet Hospitals, Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes, and Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah

Registered nurses at Tenet hospitals, Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes, and Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah, will hold one-day strikes Sept. 20. These are the first hospital strike actions ever held by registered nurses in the state of Florida.

National Nurses Organizing Committee

September 17, 2019

Nurses to Hold One-day Strike on Sept. 20 at Tenet Hospitals in Arizona, California and Florida

Registered nurses at Tenet hospitals in Arizona, California, and Florida will hold one-day strikes on Sept. 20, urging management to invest in nursing staff to ensure optimal patient care at their facilities. The strikes planned in Arizona will be the first ever held by registered nurses in that state, and the Florida strikes mark a first for hospital-based RNs in that state.

National Nurses United

September 17, 2019

• NNU

Nurses Speak Out About Border Conditions

The Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN) has released Compassion Without Borders: RNs Report on the Public Health Crisis at the Border, announced RNRN, National Nurses United (NNU), and California Nurses Foundation (CNF). The report outlines the health crisis at the border, which the government created.

RN Response Network

September 17, 2019

• RNRN

Registered Nurses at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical to Picket for Patient Safety

Registered nurses will hold an informational picket at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, a hospital owned and operated by Prime Healthcare, in Reno, Nev. on Wed. Sept.

National Nurses Organizing Committee

September 17, 2019

Nurses Will Hold One-day Strike on Sept. 20 at Tenet Hospital, Los Alamitos Medical Center

Registered nurses will hold a one-day strike Sept. 20 at Tenet hospital, Los Alamitos Medical Center in Los Alamitos. Nurses at seven other Tenet facilities in California also plan one-day strikes on Sept. 20, in Modesto, San Ramon, Turlock, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, Templeton, and San Luis Obispo.

California Nurses Association

September 17, 2019