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NNU report finds a majority of nurses experienced workplace violence in the past year
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 16 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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NNU report finds a majority of nurses experienced workplace violence in the past year
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Health care workers have been experiencing a surge in workplace violence rates nationally since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, building on already rising rates in previous years. A nationwide survey conducted by National Nurses United (NNU), the nation's largest union and professional association of registered nurses, found that the majority of nurses have experienced workplace violence
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 16 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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NNU report finds a majority of nurses experienced workplace violence in the past year
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Health care workers have been experiencing a surge in workplace violence rates nationally since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, building on already rising rates in previous years. A nationwide survey conducted by National Nurses United (NNU), the nation's largest union and professional association of registered nurses, found that the majority of nurses have experienced workplace violenceand nearly one-third have seen a rise in rates in the past year.
NNU's report, The State of Workplace Violence in Health Care in 2025-2026, released today, analyzes new survey data, collected from 1,267 RNs working in 28 states and D.C. between July 2025 and May 2026, regarding nurses' recent experiences of workplace violence. The results of NNU's workplace violence survey confirm that workplace violence continues to be a serious hazard impacting a majority of the nation's nurses and patients, underlining the need for additional action to protect nurses, other health care workers, and their patients.
NNU's major findings on workplace violence include:
* A large majority of nurses (84.8 percent) report experiencing at least one type of workplace violence in the past year.
* More than one-third of RNs (36.4 percent) report an increase in workplace violence on their unit in the previous year. In contrast, only 6.8 percent of nurses report that workplace violence has decreased on their unit in the previous year.
* 1 in 10 nurses (70.3 percent) report having been verbally threatened in the previous year.
* To read the full report, including statistics and sources, go here.
Safe staffing is essential to workplace violence prevention.
Only about one-third of nurses (35.5 percent) report that staff are available at all times to respond to violence incidents, and less than 3 in 10 nurses (28.5 percent) report that additional staff are placed to reduce the risk of violence. This is concerning given that workplace violence is significantly more likely to occur when nurses are short staffed, according to research cited in NNU's 2024 workplace violence prevention fact sheet.
When employers fail to safely staff units, it increases the risk of workplace violence due to increased wait times, unmet patient needs, and increased stress and moral distress of health care staff. In NNU's surveys and focus groups, nurses regularly noted the role that short staffing plays in increasing the risk of workplace violence.
Employers fail to implement proven measures to prevent workplace violence
Employers continue to fail to address workplace violence hazards in health care facilities across the nation. NNU's survey found that very few employers have implemented essential, proven workplace violence prevention measures. Only 40.2 percent of nurses report their facility uses a chart or room-flagging system to indicate patients at increased risk of violence and a mere 17.0 percent use metal detectors to prevent weapons from entering the facility.
Only 18.2 percent of nurses report that their employer includes nurses and other employees in violence risk assessments -an element that has been shown by scientific research to be vital to effective workplace violence prevention plans. Only about 4 in 10 nurses (38.4 percent) report that their employer provides a clear way to report incidents.
NNU strongly supports a comprehensive workplace violence prevention standard.
The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (S. 1232/H.R. 2531) is aimed at protecting nurses, other health care workers, and their patients from workplace violence. These federal bills would mandate that federal OSHA create a standard that would require health care and social service employers to create, implement, and maintain effective workplace violence prevention plans. Under S. 1232/H.R. 2531, such a standard would include all the elements that effectively protect nurses and other health care workers.
To read the full report, including statistics and sources, go here (https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/sites/default/files/nnu/documents/0425_Federal_LegFactSheet_WorkPlaceViolence_WPVP.pdf).
National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members nationwide. NNU affiliates include California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, DC Nurses Association, Michigan Nurses Association, Minnesota Nurses Association, and New York State Nurses Association.
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Original text here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nnu-report-finds-a-majority-of-nurses-experienced-workplace-violence-in-the-past-year
MedStar Washington Hospital Center nurses to hold press conference to protest maternal health cuts at D.C.'s largest hospital
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 16 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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MedStar Washington Hospital Center nurses to hold press conference to protest maternal health cuts at D.C.'s largest hospital
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Registered nurses at MedStar Washington Hospital Center (MWHC) in Washington will hold a press conference and protest on Thursday, June 18, 2026, to highlight critical community and patient safety concerns about management's planned cuts to postpartum services at their hospital, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU)
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 16 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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MedStar Washington Hospital Center nurses to hold press conference to protest maternal health cuts at D.C.'s largest hospital
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Registered nurses at MedStar Washington Hospital Center (MWHC) in Washington will hold a press conference and protest on Thursday, June 18, 2026, to highlight critical community and patient safety concerns about management's planned cuts to postpartum services at their hospital, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU)today.
The press conference follows a wave of outrage among frontline staff after hospital leadership confirmed the permanent closure of postpartum unit 5F, which will eliminate 11 vital maternal health beds by July 26, 2026. Of all the babies born in D.C, 1 in 3 is delivered at MWHC. Between 2000 and 2018, all the obstetric programs were shuttered on the east side of the District, leaving none in Wards 5-8. MWHC and Howard University Hospital (HUH) have been the only options on the east side for nearly a decade, with MWHC providing the bulk of care.
"The east side of Washington, D.C., is a maternity health desert," said Korrin Gholston, RN in labor and delivery at MWHC. "Though Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center has since opened in Ward 8, it reported 100 births at its facility in its first year, compared to 9,100 at MWHC and 1,700 at HUH. Because of our proximity to Children's National Medical Center, our hospital also cares for the most at-risk newborns in ways no one else in the District can."
Who: Registered Nurses at MWHC and D.C. community leaders
What: Press conference and protest for maternal health safety
When: Thursday, June 18, 9-9:30 a.m.
Where: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, corner of Irving St. NW and First St. NW
"Families trust the medical staff at MWHC and plan to come to us for their care," said Stephanie Sims-Coates, RN in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). "In a city experiencing a maternal health crisis, the hospital's decision to close this unit is a significant mistake that will gravely impact those most affected by health disparities."
Community health providers who work directly with the District's most vulnerable populations also share these deep concerns.
"As a physician caring for D.C.'s low-income and immigrant communities, I see firsthand the systemic barriers our patients face," said Dr. Kate Sugarman, physician, community health advocate, and clinical faculty at GW School of Medicine and Georgetown Law. "MedStar Washington Hospital Center will directly compromise the safety of the mothers and infants I treat every day by shutting down 11 postpartum beds at Washington Hospital Center. MedStar has stated it is committed to addressing the District's maternal mortality crisis, but closing an entire mother/baby unit betrays that promise."
NNOC/NNU represents more than 2,200 registered nurses at MWHC.
National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members nationwide. NNU affiliates include California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, DC Nurses Association, Michigan Nurses Association, Minnesota Nurses Association, and New York State Nurses Association.
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Original text here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/medstar-washington-hospital-center-nurses-to-hold-press-conference-to-protest-maternal-health-cuts
Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 5 Colorado Lawmakers for Reelection to Congress
WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release:
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Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 5 Colorado Lawmakers for Reelection to Congress
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AFGE says Sen. Hickenlooper and Reps. DeGette, Neguse, Crow, and Petterson support federal workers and their rights
AURORA, Colo. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of five members of Congress for reelection to their seats representing Colorado in the 2026 elections. The statewide primary is June 30, and the general election
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WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release:
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Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 5 Colorado Lawmakers for Reelection to Congress
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AFGE says Sen. Hickenlooper and Reps. DeGette, Neguse, Crow, and Petterson support federal workers and their rights
AURORA, Colo. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of five members of Congress for reelection to their seats representing Colorado in the 2026 elections. The statewide primary is June 30, and the general electionis Nov. 3.
The endorsed candidates are U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper and U.S Reps. Diana DeGette (CD-1), Joe Neguse (CD-2), Jason Crow (CD-6), and Brittany Pettersen (CD-7).
All five lawmakers have earned lifetime voting ratings at or above 90 percent from AFGE, have been supportive of key AFGE priorities, and often are the co-sponsors of key bills supporting federal employees. Most recently, they have all cosponsored the Protect America's Workforce Act, which would overturn President Trump's executive order stripping collective bargaining rights from more than 1 million federal employees.
"These five members of Congress from Colorado are exceptionally pro-labor, pro-AFGE, and pro-federal employee," AFGE District 11 National Vice President Tim Snyder said. "They and their staff are always exceptionally accessible to our local union leaders and supportive of us as we face unprecedented attacks from the Trump administration."
More than 60,500 federal employees live in Colorado - safeguarding the food we eat and the air we breathe, caring for veterans, supporting the military, and ensuring Social Security recipients receive their benefits accurately and on time.
AFGE is the largest federal employee union in the country, representing more than 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers in all functions of government. AFGE represents more than 68,500 federal employees in District 11, which includes Alaska, Colorado, Guam, Idaho, Montana, Okinawa, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
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Original text here: https://www.afge.org/link/6f14de349c29415ba5dce381d7a2dfab.aspx
AFT's Weingarten on Education Department's Move of Special Ed and Civil Rights Offices to Other Agencies
WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release:
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AFT's Weingarten on Education Department's Move of Special Ed and Civil Rights Offices to Other Agencies
AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the federal Department of Education announced it was moving two of its most crucial functions to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice:
"Today's moves are a dagger to the heart of what the Department of Education was always supposed to do: protect the most vulnerable.
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WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release:
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AFT's Weingarten on Education Department's Move of Special Ed and Civil Rights Offices to Other Agencies
AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the federal Department of Education announced it was moving two of its most crucial functions to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice:
"Today's moves are a dagger to the heart of what the Department of Education was always supposed to do: protect the most vulnerable.The administration's goal may be ideological and political, but this reckless decision will have dire, real-world consequences. Students with disabilities who require individual, tailored attention will see their futures bound up in a department run by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-the same man who believes vaccines cause autism.
"And those children whose civil rights are violated-by antisemitism or Islamophobia, or simply for having special needs and not receiving an accommodation-will now be handled by an unqualified, under-resourced department focused on prosecuting President Trump's political enemies.
"Congress-the only body that can legally take such actions-has refused to follow the whims of the White House when it comes to abolishing the Education Department. And parents, educators, students, and the disability and civil rights communities are rising up-and will fight in every way possible to reverse this in the courts, at the ballot box and in the court of public opinion."
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Original text here: https://www.aft.org/press-release/afts-weingarten-education-departments-move-special-ed-and-civil-rights-offices-other
UAW'S 39th Constitutional Convention Kicks Off in Detroit, Michigan
DETROIT, Michigan, June 15 [Category: Union] -- The United Automobile Workers posted the following news:
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UAW'S 39th Constitutional Convention Kicks Off in Detroit, Michigan
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Nearly 900 delegates convened in Detroit on Monday for the start of the UAW's 39th Constitutional Convention as our union charts the path forward for the next four years.
The theme of this year's convention, "Our Generation's Defining Moment", highlights the importance of our fight to win on our four core issues, both at the bargaining table and in the halls of Congress, at a time when worker rights and unions
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DETROIT, Michigan, June 15 [Category: Union] -- The United Automobile Workers posted the following news:
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UAW'S 39th Constitutional Convention Kicks Off in Detroit, Michigan
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Nearly 900 delegates convened in Detroit on Monday for the start of the UAW's 39th Constitutional Convention as our union charts the path forward for the next four years.
The theme of this year's convention, "Our Generation's Defining Moment", highlights the importance of our fight to win on our four core issues, both at the bargaining table and in the halls of Congress, at a time when worker rights and unionsface unprecedented attacks from powerful corporate interests.
During the four-day event, elected local delegates will discuss and debate numerous issues facing UAW members and decide the most effective strategies to win for the working class.
Day one saw delegates vote to set the ground rules for the rest of the convention, and AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield, and Reverend Dr. Wendell Anthony of the Detroit Branch, NAACP gave inspiring speeches to the hundreds of delegates in attendance.
"We know what our political enemies and the billionaires want. They want us divided," Shuler told attendees. "But as they try to turn us against each other, I've never seen working people more unified. The billionaires got their money. Corporations have their lobbyists. But we have each other."
"Just the other day, Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire while families can't afford healthcare and we're in the midst of a housing crisis," Sheffield said. "We need the UAW now more than ever. To continue to fight corporate greed, provide pathways to the middle class, and demand dignity for an honest day's work. The time to organize and fight is now."
"The power of the people is always greater than the people in power," said Anthony. "We must reject any notion that we will be steamrolled from participating in our own democracy. The mandate is for us NOT to turn back. Don't agonize, UAW. Organize."
Convention delegates honored former President Ray Curry by passing a resolution to bestow upon him the title of President Emeritus, while recently retired UAW Vice President Chuck Browning received the UAW Social Justice Award.
Delegates heard and approved reports of the Credentials Committee and the Rules Committee, setting the stage for the business of the convention. Delegates voted to pass several constitutional amendments, from the establishment of Health & Safety standing committees, to enshrining our UAW Veterans Department in our UAW Constitution, and other business items.
Day two of the convention will convene at 9 am tomorrow morning.
For more information about the UAW's 39 th Constitutional Convention: https://uaw.org/convention/
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Original text here: https://uaw.org/uaws-39th-constitutional-convention-kicks-off-in-detroit-michigan/
UAW Local 2093 Members Ratify New Contract with $30 by 2030 at American Axle
DETROIT, Michigan, June 15 [Category: Union] -- The United Automobile Workers posted the following news:
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UAW Local 2093 Members Ratify New Contract with $30 by 2030 at American Axle
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On Sunday, UAW Local 2093 members at American Axle/Dauch Corporation voted 80% in favor of ratifying a new contract with the company. The deal secures the workers' demand of $30 per hour by 2030 - a more than 36% increase to the top wage rate over four years - among other major contract gains at the Tier 1 parts supplier to GM. Workers returned to work at 6:00 A.M. Monday morning.
"UAW Local 2093 showed
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DETROIT, Michigan, June 15 [Category: Union] -- The United Automobile Workers posted the following news:
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UAW Local 2093 Members Ratify New Contract with $30 by 2030 at American Axle
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On Sunday, UAW Local 2093 members at American Axle/Dauch Corporation voted 80% in favor of ratifying a new contract with the company. The deal secures the workers' demand of $30 per hour by 2030 - a more than 36% increase to the top wage rate over four years - among other major contract gains at the Tier 1 parts supplier to GM. Workers returned to work at 6:00 A.M. Monday morning.
"UAW Local 2093 showedone thing to be truer than ever: strikes work," said UAW President Shawn Fain. "And American Axle proved something else to be as true as we've always known: the industry can afford our demands. From the time we walked off ten days ago to this tentative agreement, the company more than doubled the money on the table. Labor is our power and we can't sell ourselves short in this economic crisis we're facing."
In 2008, workers at American Axle made major sacrifices to save the facility from closure during the Great Recession. Many long-time workers who were making as much as $29 an hour in 2008 saw their wages slashed to $14.50.
"When we began this journey, we didn't know where it would lead, but we knew we had to square shit up," said UAW Local 2093 bargaining chair Josh Jager. "We had our marching orders from the membership, and our rallying cry: $30 by '30. This contract delivers on that rallying cry."
Beyond wage increases, workers also achieved gains in other core demands with more paid days off and without any concessions on their current health care costs, something the company insisted at the table couldn't be done.
"Not only did they take care of the legacy people that were here and made the tough decisions back in 2008 to keep the place open, they took care of the people working there today," said UAW Region 1D Director Steve Dawes. "They also took care of all the future generations that will come to work here in Three Rivers, Michigan, at American Axle."
Over the ten-day strike, UAW Local 2093 members attracted the interest and support of local community and political allies from across the state, including Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, State Senator Sean McCann, Three Rivers Mayor Angel Johnston, U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, candidate for Michigan Attorney General Eli Savit, among others.
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Original text here: https://uaw.org/uaw-local-2093-members-ratify-new-contract-with-30-by-2030-at-american-axle/
NTEU Sues IRS to Stop Free Speech Violations
WASHINGTON, June 15 [Category: Union] -- The National Treasury Employees Union issued the following news release:
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NTEU Sues IRS to Stop Free Speech Violations
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NTEU has sued the IRS because it is systematically removing NTEU materials-and NTEU materials only-from workplace common spaces and employees' personal workstations.
This is a textbook illegal viewpoint discrimination under the First Amendment. It also interferes with our members' constitutional right to associate with other union members. The Administration is clearly trying to discourage our members and retaliate against NTEU
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WASHINGTON, June 15 [Category: Union] -- The National Treasury Employees Union issued the following news release:
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NTEU Sues IRS to Stop Free Speech Violations
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NTEU has sued the IRS because it is systematically removing NTEU materials-and NTEU materials only-from workplace common spaces and employees' personal workstations.
This is a textbook illegal viewpoint discrimination under the First Amendment. It also interferes with our members' constitutional right to associate with other union members. The Administration is clearly trying to discourage our members and retaliate against NTEUfor its aggressive advocacy.
NTEU President Doreen Greenwald said: "NTEU will not stand for the Administration's effort to retaliate against us for our advocacy and to try to erase NTEU from the workplace. NTEU has represented IRS employees for nearly a century. It will continue to fight for their right to speak up and support the union."
NTEU's suit is in federal district court in Washington, D.C. The union will ask the Court for swift relief to stop the Administration's unconstitutional efforts.
Contact: NTEU-PR@nteu.org, 202-572-5500
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Original text here: https://www.nteu.org/media-center/News Releases/2026/06/15/NTEUSuesIRS
