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Nurses at Sutter Davis holding up California Nurses Association banner.

Sutter Davis nurses ratify first union contract

Registered nurses at Sutter Davis Hospital in Davis, Calif., voted to ratify their first-ever collective bargaining agreement last night. Nurses say the new agreement is a hard-fought victory for their patients and themselves.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
November 13, 2025

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November 17-18: University of California RNs will sympathy strike with AFSCME 3299

University of California registered nurses will walk the picket lines on Monday, November 17 and Tuesday, November 18 in a sympathy strike with members of AFSCME 3299. The registered nurses are members of California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, which represents more than 25,000 RNs across 19 facilities operated by the University of California.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
November 13, 2025

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

University of California RNs announce sympathy strike

University of California (UC) registered nurses will walk the picket lines Monday, Nov. 17 and Tuesday, Nov. 18 in a sympathy strike with members of AFSCME 3299 and UPTE-CWA.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
November 6, 2025

Large group of nurses and other canvassers holding signs "YES on Prop 50"

California nurses celebrate the passage of Proposition 50

California union nurses celebrate the passage of Proposition 50, which helps protect democracy and levels the playing field in response to President Trump’s congressional power grab. Nurses and other volunteers with the union knocked on more than 17,000 doors and made more than 394,500 calls, urging voters to vote Yes on Prop 50.

California Nurses Association
November 4, 2025

Nurses holding signs "Yes on 50: Nurses for Democracy"

Union nurses, labor leaders, legislators to rally for Prop. 50 in San Jose on Nov. 2

Union nurses with California Nurses Association along with members of the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council will be holding a rally and canvass on Sunday, Nov. 2, to call on voters to vote Yes on Proposition 50, the redistricting measure.

California Nurses Association
October 31, 2025

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

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

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

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

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