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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

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

San Diego nurses hold flyers in support of prop. 50

California nurses canvass, phonebank for Prop. 50

With just a few weeks left until the special election on November 4, California union nurses are knocking on doors and calling voters across the state to vote Yes on Proposition 50.

California Nurses Association
October 15, 2025

Large group of nurses holding signs "Keep care in Oakland"

UCSF Children's Hospital Oakland nurses to hold rally and speak-out calling on UC to rescind layoff notices

Registered nurses at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland (CHO) will hold a rally and speak-out on Friday, Oct. 17, to demand UCSF rescind layoff notices sent to nurses on Oct. 6.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 15, 2025

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

Union nurses celebrate Governor Newsom signing new worker protection law

California Nurses Association applauds Governor Gavin Newsom for taking action to protect workers from employers’ use of predatory debt contracts and signing Assembly Bill 692 into law on Monday, Oct. 13. A.B. 692 prohibits employers from requiring workers to pay a debt, fee, or penalty if the workers wants to leave their job, expressly making these kinds of exploitative workplace debt arrangements unlawful.

California Nurses Association
October 13, 2025

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