NNOC - Texas

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HCA RNs at Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, Texas celebrate
victorious vote count to join NNOC-Texas/NNU.

Lone Star Rebellion- Nearly 2,000 Texas RNs
Vote to Join Nation’s Largest Nurses’ Union

Capping a historic sweep that could alter the nation’s labor and political landscape, registered nurses at Valley Regional Medical Center Thursday night voted to join the nation’s largest RN union. The vote culminates a remarkable two week streak in which more than 1,900 registered nurses in five Texas hospitals voted in secret ballot votes supervised by the National Labor Relations Board, to be represented by the National Nurses Organizing Committee-Texas, an affiliate of the 155,000-member National Nurses United. More >

See the Texas HCA Clean Sweep Flyer (PDF)

Borderland Nurses Rally For Patients In Washington, D.C.
Dena Richardson/KFOXTV VIDEO CLIP 05/12/10

Nurses from Across Texas Rallied in Corpus Christi in
Support of Patient Advocacy Protections, and Local RNs

RN Bulletins

NNOC - Texas RN Strategy Group Meets in Corpus Christi

TX RN Bulletin: March

TX RN Bulletin: January

Rep. Senfronia Thompson and Sen. Mario Gallegos were
flanked by NNOC-Texas members Wednesday to
celebrate the introduction of the Texas Hospital Patient
Protection Act of 2009.

National RN Ratios Roundup in Texas!

Texas nurses ask lawmakers to mandate lower patient ratios El Paso Times 03/04/09

RN's want mandated nurse-patient ratios in TX
Associated Press 03/04/09

NNOC, CWA, UNITE, and Iron Workers rally in Texas for EFCA.

• Click here for more on the Employee Free Choice Act >>

What is the Texas Hospital Patient Protection Act of 2009?

Hundreds of registered nurses from nearly every city in Texas marched to and rally at the state Capitol this Thursday in support of the "Texas Hospital Patient Protection Act of 2009," which saves the lives of untold numbers of Texans by cracking down on unsafe practices in today’s hospitals. Read the full release

Texas Hospital Patient Protection Act of 2009:

• To mandate safe staffing, based on patient acuity, by setting the minimum direct-care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratios necessary for safe nursing care and for retention and recruitment of qualified direct-care RNs.
• To establish direct-care RN nursing standards and practice protections to assure that care is provided in the exclusive interests of patients.
• To recognize direct-care nurses’ duty and right to be a patient advocate.
• To provide effective protection against retaliation for reporting unsafe patient care and for refusing unsafe patient care assignments.

 Download Texas Ratio Petition
 Download the legislative summary 2009 
 Download Texas RN Ratios and Rights Brochure 2009 
 Download more information on RN-to-Patient Ratios here   

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Texas RNs Stand Up for Their Patients: NNOC Moves to File Historic Texas Hospital Patient Protection Act!

On February 21st: RNs stood up for their patients and their profession

On this historic day, Texas RNs spoke with legislators and their staff members about how our bill will save lives. We also held a press conference featuring Texas RNs and community supporters.

Read news about the event:

Nurses push to improve job ratios - Caring for too many patients is ongoing problem
Valley Morning Star 09/19/08

NNOC-Texas RN News and Press:

Borderland Nurses Rally For Patients In Washington, D.C.
KFOX 05/12/10

Nurses from Across Texas to March in Corpus Christi in Support of Patient Advocacy Protections Feb. 23
Press Release 02/22/10

When nurses are prosecuted for advocacy, we all lose
Houston Chronicle 08/22/09

Nurses Unite
Fort Worth Weekly 05/06/09