Texas press releases

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Large group of nurses with raised fists in front of sign "Together we nourish souls, transform lives, and do justice to build the Beloved Community

Nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas, vote by landslide to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

Nurses said they formed a union to win improved patient care standards and strong contracts.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 21, 2022

Group of nurses outside hold signs "Staff Up for Safe Care"

Nurses at Corpus Christi Medical Center plan action Friday, June 3 to protest high turnover and severe understaffing

Nurses will highlight CCMC’s failure to seriously invest in the recruitment and retention of nursing staff, and the impact this has on the safety of patient care.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 1, 2022

Nurses holding signs "Patients Firsts" and "Save Lives: Hands Off Our Ratios"

Corpus Christi, Brownsville RNs Approve New Pact With HCA that Strengthens Covid Protections

By unanimous votes, Texas registered nurses at HCA hospitals in Brownsville and Corpus Christi have ratified new collective bargaining contracts that they say will strengthen health and safety prot

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
August 6, 2021

RNs outside hospital hold signs calling for safety measures

El Paso RNs Ratify New Contract Cite Important Health, Safety, and Economic Gains

In membership meetings August 1 and August 2, registered nurses at Del Sol Medical Center and Las Palmas Medical Center in El Paso have approved by an overwhelming margin a new collective bargaining contract with HCA.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
August 3, 2021

Nurses inside hospital

El Paso Nurses Reach Agreement with HCA on New Collective Bargaining Contract

Registered nurses at Del Sol Medical Center and Las Palmas Medical Center in El Paso, Texas reached agreement Thursday night on a new collective bargaining contract with HCA.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
July 30, 2021

Large group of Corpus Christi nurses hold raised fists in field

RNs in Brownsville, Corpus Christi Reach Tentative Pact With HCA on New Collective Bargaining Contract

Registered nurses at two Texas HCA hospitals in Brownsville and Corpus Christi have reached a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining contract.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
July 28, 2021

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HCA RNs in Florida and Texas to Hold Public Actions to Voice Alarm on Patient Safety Concerns

Registered nurses at four Florida HCA hospitals and one in Texas will hold socially distanced public actions Monday, June 21 to alert the public to ongoing, persistent problems with safe staffing and growing problems with retention at HCA facilities.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 20, 2021

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From Florida to Nevada, HCA RNs to hold actions to alert public to escalating patient safety concerns

Thousands of registered nurses at seven HCA hospitals from five states will hold socially distanced public actions in the Kansas City region and Nevada on Friday June 18 and in Florida and Texas on

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 17, 2021

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Press Conference with El Paso RNs Friday on Court Injunction Blocking Safety Order

Frontline El Paso registered nurses who have been struggling with the Covid-19 catastrophe racking El Paso County will hold a virtual press conference Friday morning at 9:30 a.m. MT to condemn the injunction issued by the Eighth Court of Appeals late Thursday.

National Nurses United
November 12, 2020

El Paso, Texas

Nurses Urge Appeals Court to Deny Bid to Quash El Paso Judge Samaniego’s Covid-19 Safety Order

On behalf of its more than 2,000 registered nurses who work in El Paso County hospitals, National Nurses United late Wednesday urged the Eighth Court of Appeals to deny an effort by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to enjoin El Paso County's stay-at-home order to protect residents in the face of one of the worst surges of the Covid-19 pandemic in the U.S.

National Nurses United
November 12, 2020