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Large group of nurses outside holding signs "Enloe Nurses United"

Chico nurses at Enloe Health to hold rally to protest closure of home health and hospice units

Registered nurses at Enloe Health, in Chico, Calif., will hold a rally on Thursday, Oct. 2, to protest Enloe’s decision to close its home health and hospice units on Oct. 31. Nurses are calling on the hospital to protect the health of some of Chico’s most vulnerable patients and maintain the essential services and end-of-life care provided by these units.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 1, 2025

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Shasta Regional Medical Center nurses, health care workers to hold vigil for patient safety

Registered nurses and health care workers at Shasta Regional Medical Center (SRMC) in Redding, California, will hold a vigil on Wednesday, October 1, to highlight a slew of patient safety concerns, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) today.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
September 30, 2025

Group of nurses outside, smiling, holding signs "Union Nurse Power"

Registered nurses at UC Davis to protest management’s refusal to address concerns about staffing and working conditions

Registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and certified registered nurse anesthetists with University of California, Davis, will hold a rally on Tuesday, Sept. 30, to protest the administration’s refusal to address nurses’ ongoing concerns about safe staffing and working conditions that jeopardize patient care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
September 28, 2025

Large group of nurses outside holding signs "Ready to Fight"

Registered nurses at UCLA to protest management’s refusal to address concerns about staffing and working conditions

Registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and certified registered nurse anesthetists with University of California, Los Angeles will hold a rally on Tuesday, Sept. 30, to protest the administration’s refusal to address nurses’ ongoing concerns about safe staffing and working conditions that jeopardize patient care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
September 28, 2025

Large group of nurses in front of capitol building in Sacramento, CNA and NNU logos

CNA joins lawsuit against Trump attacks on University of California

California Nurses Association filed a lawsuit on Sept. 16 with other labor unions who represent workers at University of California (UC) campuses, medical centers, and institutes, centers, and research laboratories to stop the Trump’s administration’s coercive attempts to remake the UC system in alignment with the president’s ideology.

California Nurses Association
September 22, 2025

Five nurses standing with Governor Gavin Newsom

Union nurses celebrate governor’s signature on S.B. 81

California Nurses Association today celebrates the passage of Senate Bill 81, which now goes into immediate effect as law. Nurses say this critical new law is an essential check on the power of immigration authorities in health care settings.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
September 20, 2025

Nurses picketing outside Kaiser San Rafael

Kaiser nurses to protest lay-offs and care suspensions outside event featuring Kaiser CEO as speaker

Registered nurses working at Kaiser Permanente facilities from across California will hold a protest on Friday, Sept. 19, outside an event at Flamingo Resort in Santa Rosa, Calif., where a Kaiser CEO is scheduled to speak. Kaiser nurses are represented by CNA/NNU.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
September 19, 2025

CNA nurses at capitol raising fists and banner "Insist on an RN"

Union nurses celebrate S.B. 81’s passage, urge signing bill into law to protect patients

CNA today celebrates the passage of Senate Bill 81 (S.B. 81) and urges Governor Gavin Newsom to sign it. Nurses say this critical legislation is an essential check on the power of immigration authorities in health care settings.

California Nurses Association
September 2, 2025

California nurses hold signs that read "Protect Democracy."

CNA/NNOC statement on redistricting efforts in Democratic-held states

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee fully supports efforts by Governor Gavin Newsom to counterbalance President Trump and the Republican Party’s election-rigging schemes ahead of the 2026 midterms and encourages leaders of Democratic-held states to respond similarly with effective redistricting plans.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
August 18, 2025

Nurses on picket line outside of hospital

Kaiser San Rafael nurses to protest clinic layoffs that will delay and deprive patients of care

Registered nurses who work at Kaiser Permanente San Rafael facilities will hold a rally on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025 to protest Kaiser’s plans to lay off 42 RNs and NPs from their outpatient clinics despite the health care giant posting nearly $13 billion in profits last year.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
August 18, 2025