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Texas RNs Plan GOTV Mobilization for Sanders in El Paso

On Wednesday Registered Nurses from across Texas will gather in El Paso to ‘get out the vote’ for the candidate they say best supports nurses' values of caring, compassion and community, Sen. Bernie Sanders.

National Nurses Organizing Committee - Texas
February 22, 2016

Nurses Overwhelmingly Approve Contracts for 8000 RNs at 17 HCA-Affiliated Hospitals in Five States

Registered nurses voted overwhelmingly to ratify new collective bargaining agreements covering nearly 8,000 RNs at 17 HCA-affiliated hospitals in five states, National Nurses United announced today.

National Nurses United
September 22, 2015

RNs Reach Tentative Agreements That Cover Nearly 8000 RNs in 17 HCA-Affiliated Hospitals

Nurses will hold membership meetings to vote on whether to ratify the proposed agreements through Monday. The pacts affect RNs at ten HCA hospitals in Florida, four in Texas, and one each in Missouri, Kansas, and Nevada. The agreements make substantial strides for working conditions for RNs, patient care standards and the quality of care at the 17 facilities as well as noteworthy economic gains. All the RNs are represented by the National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC) /National Nurses United (NNU) -- the largest organization of registered nurses in the country, with 185,000 members.

National Nurses Organizing Committee
September 18, 2015

Corpus Christi Medical Center Nurses Plan Picket, Push Plan to Recruit and Retain Experienced RNs

Registered nurses will hold an informational picket and rally on Friday morning to urge the hospital to consistently comply with its own staffing plan to improve the recruitment and retention of experienced RNs.

National Nurses Organizing Committee
August 20, 2015

Nurses at Las Palmas Medical Center Plan Picket

Registered nurses will hold an informational picket and rally on Thursday July 30 at Las Palmas Medical Center to urge the hospital to consistently comply with its staffing plan and take other steps to improve the hospital’s recruitment and retention of experienced RNs.

National Nurses Organizing Committee - Texas
July 30, 2015

As City Prepares to Vote on Wage Theft Ordinance, Lift Up El Paso Invites Media on Wage Theft Tour

On Thursday, May 28, Lift Up El Paso (a coalition of community organizations and unions) will offer media a guided tour of the wage theft problem in our city —with a mobile tour that will stop to picket at a local wage theft offender, ending with a rally at City Hall, where the El Paso City Council will soon vote on a Wage Theft Ordinance to hold local businesses accountable for fairly paying their workers.

National Nurses Organizing Committee - Texas
May 26, 2015

Texas Legend Jim Hightower to Join El Paso Forum May 14 to Highlight Dangers of Trade Pact

Former Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower, also well known as a national radio commentator, columnist, and prolific author, will join with El Paso labor, community, and faith based organizations in two events Thursday, May 14 to highlight opposition to a controversial trade pact.

National Nurses Organizing Committee - Texas
May 13, 2015

100,000 RNs to Join Global Ebola Awareness Day Actions Wednesday with Vigils, Rallies, Strikes

From California to Florida, from the Philippines to Ireland, 100,000 registered nurses are expected to join a wave of actions to call attention to eroding patient care standards in the U.S. and globally that are symbolized by inadequate preparedness for fighting the Ebola virus.

National Nurses United
November 11, 2014

Nov. 12 - White House Vigil, Rallies, RN Strikes, Pickets, Actions in 16 States

Registered nurses from California to Maine will hold strikes, picketing, and other actions Wednesday, November 12 in 16 U.S. states and the District of Columbia – with possible support actions globally – as National Nurses United, the largest U.S. organization of nurses steps up the demand for tougher Ebola safety precautions in the nation’s hospitals.

National Nurses United
November 11, 2014

Talks Stall as Strike Nears for 18,000 Kaiser RNs

With strikes and other protest actions fast approaching, talks between registered nurses and one of the nation’s biggest hospital and insurance chains Kaiser Permanente stalled Thursday setting the stage for a strike by 18,000 Kaiser RNs Tuesday November 11 kicking off a historic international day of actions on Wednesday, November 12.

November 6, 2014