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Landslide union victory in Texas

In September, nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin in Austin, Texas voted overwhelmingly, with 72 percent in favor, to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United. Nurses said they formed a union to win improved patient care standards and strong contracts, and they have seen NNOC/NNU’s proven track record of doing just that in Texas and throughout the country.

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Press releases

El Paso nurses attend rally

El Paso nurses rally as they begin new union contract negotiations with HCA

Nurses in El Paso, Texas, will hold a rally Thursday, April 25, at Las Palmas Medical Center as they begin negotiations on a new union contract with HCA, the facility’s owner. Nurses from both Las Palmas and Del Sol medical centers will attend and speak at the rally, and they say their key priorities for their new contract are intended to improve patient care and working conditions at their facility.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 22, 2024

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Texas nurses condemn attorney general’s attacks on Annunciation House

Nurses from El Paso, across Texas, and nationwide stand with Annunciation House. We condemn attacks on this group by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, as well as his attempt to shutter the organization without due process.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
March 18, 2024

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Ascension Seton nurses ratify first union contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a three-year contract Monday. This is the first-ever union contract at ASCMA, which is the largest private-sector hospital in Texas to form a nurses union.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
March 5, 2024

Nurse on picket line holds sign "Ascension Be Better"

Leading Catholic health system has cut a quarter of its labor and delivery departments in past decade

Ascension has cut a quarter of its labor and delivery units in the past decade amidst a nationwide rise in pregnancy- and childbirth-related mortality, according to new analysis released today by National Nurses United, the nation’s largest union of registered nurses.

National Nurses United
January 8, 2024

Group of nurses outside with raised fists.

Nurses in resident and fellow programs at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin start new year by voting overwhelmingly to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

Registered nurses in the resident and fellow programs at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin, Tex., voted overwhelmingly, with 96 percent in favor, to join NNOC/NNU.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
January 4, 2024

Video: Nurses at Ascension Seton in Austin make history by winning their first union election

ASMCA is now the largest private-sector hospital in Texas to form a union.

Video: Stronger United in Texas

When your hospital gets bought, who is there to protect the nurses? RN Valerie shares her story.

Contact

Austin
81 San Marcos Street
Austin, TX 78702
T. 512-472-1133
F. 512-472-1173
Email | www.nnoc.net

El Paso
310 North Mesa St., Ste. 615
El Paso, TX  79901
T. 915-779-2661
F. 915-779-2709
www.nnoc.net

Corpus Christi
321 Texan Trail
Suite 230
Corpus Christi TX 78411
T. 361-806-2044
F. 361-806-2162
www.nnoc.net

Dallas/Fort Worth
P.O. Box 330098
Fort Worth TX 76163
Email | www.nnoc.net