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El Paso Nurses Choose NNU in Vote for Patient Care

Oct 23, 2012 Mike Hall | Organizing/Bargaining

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Registered nurses at Providence Memorial Hospital in El Paso, Texas, voted by nearly 2-to-1 last week to join the National Nurses Organizing Committee-Texas, the Texas affiliate of National Nurses United (NNU). NNOC-Texas will represent some 500 RNs at the hospital.

Victory for Texas Nurses: More Than 1,500 RNs Win First Contracts

Sep 6, 2012 Jackie Tortora | Organizing/Bargaining

Photo courtesy of National Nurses United (NNU).

In a major win for nurses, patients and three Texas communities, registered nurses (RNs) in El Paso, Corpus Christi and Brownsville gave final approval to contracts yesterday in first-ever collective bargaining agreements, reports National Nurses United (NNU).