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Information Is Essential

Wed, 05/27/2026 - 16:00
Sharing information and educating nurses is essential to an effective PPC, an elected staff RN-controlled committee representing each major nursing unit in the facility. The PPC usually meets monthly on paid time and is a key part of contract negotiations. The PPC has the authority to document unsafe practices and the power to meet with management and make real changes across the facility.
Categories: C4. Radical Labor

NNU nurses rally to abolish ICE, lobby Congressmembers

Wed, 05/27/2026 - 16:00
National Nurses United nurses rallied in Washington, D.C. on April 13 to demand that Congress abolish ICE by immediately voting to cut off funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to rescind the hundreds of billions in funding it received through the Republican budget bill H.R. 1 last year.
Categories: C4. Radical Labor

Community shows up for Traverse City nurses

Wed, 05/27/2026 - 16:00
Munson Medical Center registered nurses in Traverse City held a standing-room-only community town hall in March to shine a light on their concerns about working conditions and the need for a fair contract. About 150 people attended to hear updates from the nurses, share their own concerns and experiences with patient care, and get involved in the nurses’ efforts.
Categories: C4. Radical Labor

Fighting for what we are worth

Wed, 05/27/2026 - 16:00
Our community should know that we are in this contract fight with their care in mind. We want to be able to provide the best experience. We value our patients, and we want our employer to value us so we can continue to provide the care patients expect.
Categories: C4. Radical Labor

RNs and health care workers strike at three Prime hospitals

Wed, 05/27/2026 - 16:00
Registered nurses at three Prime Healthcare facilities held strikes during the same week in February. The RNs and health care workers urged management to invest in nursing and health care staff and agree to a contract that provides safe staffing and a commitment to practices that recruit and retain workers.
Categories: C4. Radical Labor

New York City nurses win after largest nurse strike in city history

Wed, 05/27/2026 - 16:00
On Feb. 26, the last striking New York City nurses walked back into the hospital for the first time in 41 days. The largest and longest nurse strike in New York City history officially ended with hugs, tears, cheers, and reunions.
Categories: C4. Radical Labor

New data shows there is a nurse retention crisis, not a nurse shortage

Tue, 05/26/2026 - 08:00
Nearly 1.15 million registered nurses (RNs) with active licenses are not working as nurses, announced National Nurses United (NNU). NNU reached this number by comparing the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data, released on May 15, with data covering the same period from the National Council of the State Boards of Nursing.
Categories: C4. Radical Labor

RNs at Prime Saint Mary of Nazareth to protest Wednesday their employer’s illegal crackdown of their efforts to unionize

Mon, 05/25/2026 - 08:00
Registered nurses with Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago are holding a rally Wednesday, May 27 at the hospital to protest their employer Prime Healthcare’s flagrantly illegal crackdown on their efforts to unionize, which include the recent firing of four nurse leaders.
Categories: C4. Radical Labor

Nurses to strike at Houlton Regional Hospital starting May 26

Fri, 05/22/2026 - 08:00
Registered nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital in Houlton, Maine, will begin a four-day strike on Tuesday, May 26, to protest management’s refusal to address their deep concerns about emergency department staffing and its impact on patient care.
Categories: C4. Radical Labor

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