Press releases

Ascension nurses in Wichita to march on management

Registered nurses at Ascension via Christi St. Francis Hospital and Ascension via Christi St. Joseph Hospital in Wichita, Kan., will confront hospital management on Wednesday, Nov. 22 to protest management’s failure to bargain for fair contracts that protect patient safety and retain staff.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

November 20, 2023

• NNOC, • NNU

Ascension Seton nurses to march on management

Registered nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas will confront hospital management on Wednesday, Nov. 22 to protest management’s failure to bargain for fair contracts that protect patient safety and retain staff.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

November 20, 2023

• NNOC, • NNU

Hazel Hawkins RNs and health care workers to deliver community petition to San Benito County Health Care District

Registered nurses at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, California, will present the San Benito County Health Care District a community petition with more than 1,500 signatories at the district’s scheduled meeting on Thursday, November 16.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

November 15, 2023

• NNU, • CNA

Wichita nurses deliver petition demanding safe staffing to Ascension management

Nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis and Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph hospitals in Wichita, Kansas, delivered a petition demanding a reversal of staffing cuts degrading patient care and safety.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

November 15, 2023

• NNU, • NNOC

Fremont nurses to protest unsafe patient care proposals and cuts to health care benefits

Registered nurses at Washington Hospital in Fremont, California, will hold an informational picket on Monday, November 13 to protest unsafe and disrespectful proposals put forward by management during contract negotiations.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

November 10, 2023

• CNA, • NNU

Watsonville Community Hospital nurses to picket Monday for patient safety, retention, and recruitment

Nurses at Watsonville Community Hospital will hold an informational picket on Monday, Nov. 13, to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about safe staffing, patient safety, retention, and recruitment.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

November 10, 2023

• CNA

Registered nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore vote to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

Registered nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland voted, on Nov. 2 and Nov. 3, to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United marking the first time in Baltimore history that RNs have unionized a hospital.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

November 4, 2023

• NNOC, • NNU

Los Angeles nurses demand Nursing Executive Officer accountability to protect patients

Registered nurses who work at Dignity Health’s California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles, Calif., will hold a rally and speak-out to demand accountability and immediate course correction of the Chief Nursing Executive Officer.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

November 3, 2023

• CNA, • NNU

NNU condemns CDC committee for voting to finalize draft infection control guidance for health care settings

National Nurses United condemns the unanimous vote by the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to finalize a draft of infection control guidelines before giving the public ample time to review the draft or before seeking input from health care workers and patients whose health and safety will be directly impacted by this guidance.

National Nurses United

November 3, 2023

• NNU

National Nurses United grieves the passing of our friend, brother, and health care hero, Ady Barkan

Registered nurses know that it takes extraordinary strength, courage, compassion, and commitment to fight to save the lives of others when you are a patient fighting a terminal illness yourself. But that is what made our dear friend and fellow health care activist Ady Barkan truly special.

National Nurses United

November 2, 2023

• NNU