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Nurses on picket line outside of Doctors Medical Center

3,100 Tenet nurses to hold one-day strike Oct. 30 for patient safety at six California hospitals

California registered nurses at six Tenet hospitals will hold one-day strikes on Thursday, Oct. 30, to protest the multibillion-dollar hospital corporation’s refusal to address nurses’ deep concerns about patient care and safe staffing. The 3,100 Tenet nurses have been in contract negotiations since February, with little to no movement on key issues.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 28, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

Large group of nurses outside CA Capitol building, CNA/NNU logos

California nurses condemn ICE presence at California Hospital in Los Angeles

California nurses condemn the on-going immigration enforcement presence at Dignity Health’s California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles, Calif., and warn that the sustained presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers threatens patients, health care workers, and the entire community that deserves to seek care at their hospital.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 24, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

Large group of nurses outside CA Capitol building, CNA/NNU logos

California Nurses Association condemns Trump administration plans to deploy ICE, National Guard to invade Bay Area

Registered nurses across California condemn and reject the Trump administration’s recently announced plans to deploy ICE, border patrol agents, and the National Guard to the San Francisco Bay Area. President Trump so far has sought to misuse the National Guard and active-duty soldiers to attack major Democratic-led cities.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 23, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

Large group of nurses outside hospital holding signs calling for safe staffing

Tenet nurses announce one-day strike for patient safety at six California hospitals

Registered nurses at six Tenet hospitals in California have announced they will hold one-day strikes on Thursday, Oct. 30, to protest the multibillion-dollar hospital corporation’s refusal to address nurses’ deep concerns about patient care and safe staffing.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 22, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

National Nurses United and logo

National Nurses United calls for ceasefire in Ukraine, withdrawal of Russian forces

National Nurses United sent a letter yesterday to President Trump urging the United States to “demand a permanent ceasefire, withdrawal of all Russian forces, diplomatic negotiations that respect Ukrainian sovereignty, and just and lasting peace in the country.”

National Nurses United
October 22, 2025

nmar Liborio, janitor at Tech industry, SEIU-USMM listen to David Huerta, President, SEIU-USWW

Nation's largest nurses union continues call for all charges against union leader David Huerta to be dropped

National Nurses United continues to stand in solidarity with our union brother, David Huerta, president of Service Employees and International Workers West, and call for the federal government to drop all charges against Huerta. Huerta was hurt, arrested, and detained in Los Angeles in June while exercising his First Amendment-protected rights to observe and document immigration enforcement activity.

National Nurses United
October 21, 2025

Babies at press event podium above sign "Protect Patients Trust Nurses" with banner in back "Safe staffing saves lives"

Nurses from Maine Medical Center and Eastern Maine Medical Center combine forces for patient safety and fair contracts

Today, registered nurses from Maine Medical Center (MMC) in Portland and Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) in Bangor gathered in Augusta, Maine, to hold a press conference announcing that they are standing together for better conditions for their patients and fair contracts for nurses working in those facilities.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
October 21, 2025

USC Keck, Norris nurses holding signs "Union Nurse Power" and "Our Patients, Our Union, Our Rights"

USC nurses announce 1-day strike

Nurses at University of Southern California Keck Hospital (USC Keck) and Norris Cancer Center (USC Norris) in Los Angeles, Calif. gave notice to their employers that they will hold a strike for one day on Thursday, Oct. 30.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 21, 2025

• CNA

Maine nurses holding banner "Bedside nurses support ratios"

Nurses from Maine Medical Center and Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center to hold press conference for patient safety

RNs at Maine Medical Center (MMC) in Portland and Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) in Bangor will hold a joint press conference on Oct. 21 in Augusta, Maine, to highlight their patient safety concerns, including short-staffing, workplace violence prevention, and improved recruitment and retention.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
October 20, 2025

• MSNA

Nurse marching in street holding banner "Nurses for Democracy"

San Francisco joins nation in defiance of Trump regime’s authoritarianism

On Saturday, Oct. 18, approximately 100,000 people joined the No Kings Day of Defiance march and rally in downtown San Francisco, jointly organized by Indivisible San Francisco, 50501SF, and National Nurses United. The peaceful mobilization was one of 2,700 events taking place around the Bay Area, across all 50 states and Washington, D.C., and around the globe.

National Nurses United
October 18, 2025

• NNU, • CNA