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Houlton Regional Hospital nurses holding town hall meeting on planned closure of labor and delivery unit

National Nurses United - Tue, 04/08/2025 - 06:00
Responding to the news that Houlton Regional Hospital (HRH) plans to close its Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum (LDRP) department, HRH nurses will hold a town hall meeting Wednesday, April 9. Nurses were informed of the planned closure last week and say it is a disastrous decision for patients across their region, who could face much longer travel times to seek labor and delivery care.
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NYC nurses demand an end to VA staffing cuts

National Nurses United - Mon, 04/07/2025 - 10:00
Registered nurses from the Margaret Cochran Corbin VA Campus (formerly Manhattan VA Medical Center) will hold a rally on Wed., April 9, to demand an end to staffing cuts and attacks on federal workers’ union rights.
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Unions Sue Trump Administration Over Move to Bust Federal Employee Unions

National Nurses United - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 09:15
Labor unions representing federal government workers across the country are suing the Trump administration over the president’s attempt to override the law through executive order and strip more than one million federal government employees of their union rights.
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SATURDAY: Union nurses joining “Hands Off!” protests

National Nurses United - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 03:02
RNs from National Nurses United will join protests on Saturday, April 5, to add their voices to the choir calling for “Hands Off!” as part of a mass mobilization against current administration policies. Union nurses condemn ongoing attacks on vital health care services, workers’ protections and rights, and the very concept of a society where people care for each other.
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San Leandro and Alameda Hospital nurses ratify historic new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

National Nurses United - Thu, 04/03/2025 - 11:41
Registered nurses at San Leandro and Alameda Hospital voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new five-year contract that will improve patient safety and nurse retention. San Leandro RNs ratified the contract on Tuesday, April 1 and Alameda RNs ratified the contract on Wednesday, April 2. The RNs at both hospitals are now under one agreement.
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NNU statement on NIOSH layoffs

National Nurses United - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 13:30
NNU provided the following statement in response to planned mass layoffs at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), one of the most important parts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): "Registered nurses continue to be outraged by the current administration's intentional destruction of critical public health care staffing, resources, and infrastructure...
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Las Vegas nurses to hold press conference at fundraiser for workplace violence prevention measures

National Nurses United - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 08:13
RNs at MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas, Nev., will hold a press conference on Thursday, April 3, to highlight concerns about the safety of staff and patients. The press conference will take place at a bake sale fundraiser organized by union nurses for metal detectors and other prevention measures.
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Hialeah nurses to hold rally for patient safety

National Nurses United - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 06:00
RNs at Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah, Fla., will hold a rally on Friday, April 4, to highlight mistreatment of nurses and management’s refusal to listen to their patient safety concerns.
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Nurses applaud reintroduction of federal legislation to prevent workplace violence in health care, social service settings

National Nurses United - Tue, 04/01/2025 - 12:40
National Nurses United, the nation’s largest union of registered nurses, announced its support for the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, reintroduced today by Representative Joe Courtney (CT-2) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (S-WI). The bipartisan bill would mandate health care and social service employers develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan.
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Durham nurses to hold rally to protest cuts to the VA

National Nurses United - Mon, 03/31/2025 - 09:00
Registered nurses at Durham VA Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, will hold a rally on Wednesday, April 2, to protest devastating cuts to VA staffing and to stand up for their patients, veterans who deserve the best care, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United today. This action is happening amidst an unprecedented attack on federal employees’ protected union rights by the current administration, which NNU nurses strongly oppose.
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NNU statement on executive order seeking to strip federal employees of their protected union rights

National Nurses United - Fri, 03/28/2025 - 09:11
"Registered nurses are appalled by this latest executive order that seeks to strip federal employees, including 15,000 registered nurses with National Nurses United, of their protected union rights. As union nurses, we know this is union busting. Our nurses have been on the front lines, calling out this administration's attempts to dismantle and privatize our VA system. This latest attempt is a brazen effort to intimidate and silence us..."
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NNU statement on HHS layoffs

National Nurses United - Thu, 03/27/2025 - 13:10
The nation's largest union of registered nurses provided the following statement in response to today's announcement of mass layoffs in the Health and Human Services department.
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Mount Desert Island Hospital Nurses Condemn Obstetrics Closure

National Nurses United - Thu, 03/27/2025 - 10:52
Union nurses at Mount Desert Island Hospital are fiercely critical of today’s announcement by CEO Chrissi Maguire that she will close the hospital’s obstetrics department on July 1, 2025.
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Chicago nurses demand an end to VA staffing cuts

National Nurses United - Wed, 03/26/2025 - 10:20
Chicago-based registered nurses from the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, VA Hines Health Care, and Captain James A. Lovell Federal Healthcare Center will join Cook County nurses for a rally at Jesse Brown on March 28 to demand an end to staffing cuts. The VA secretary has confirmed what was first reported in a leaked memo, that the administration is looking to cut between 72,000 to 80,000 workers from the VA.
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