6 Aug 2024, Asheville, NC.

• Nurses rally during negotiations between their union and HCA, which owns Asheville’s Mission Hospital system.
• I’ve covered previous rallies on assignment from National Nurses United, but I covered this one independently.
• Nurses and supporters numbered about 300 people.
• Mission security was on site and watchful, which is a change from past rallies. Security ran attendees off of the hospitals mulch landscaping and recorded the crowd from the hospital’s pedestrian bridge over Biltmore Ave.
• As of 23 August 2024, negotiations have been unproductive and I’ve heard nurses are voting on whether to strike.