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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

Panel at town hall in front of banner "Fund Care Not Billionaires"

Nurses and labor, communities allies vow to fight back against Medicaid cuts

At a town hall on Thursday, registered nurses with California Nurses Association/National Nurses United – along with local elected officials and leaders and members of community organizations from Bakersfield and the Central Valley – vowed to take on the elected officials and corporations that are destroying public programs like Medicaid in order to fund tax cuts for billionaires.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
August 15, 2025

Nurses at DC rally against Medicaid cuts

Nurses to host Bakersfield town hall to discuss community response to Medicaid cuts

Registered nurses with California Nurses Association/National Nurses United are hosting a town hall on Thursday, August 14, in Bakersfield, California, to discuss strategies that Bakersfield and communities in the Central Valley can adopt, in response to the Trump administration’s and U.S. Representative David Valadao’s unprecedented attack on local health care access.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
August 11, 2025

Nurses on picket line outside of hospital

Anaheim nurses to hold one-day strike for patient safety

Nurses at West Anaheim Medical Center in Anaheim, California will hold a one-day strike on Tuesday, August 12 to protest management’s refusal to address their repeated concerns about nurse turnover, which is impacting the quality of patient care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
August 6, 2025

Nurses and community holding signs: "Safe staffing now" "Patients First in the hospital" "Patients First in the hospital" "Safe Staffing Saves Lives"

Central Coast nurses ratify new four-year contract

RNs at Adventist Health Sierra Vista in San Luis Obispo, Calif., and Adventist Health Twin Cities in Templeton, Calif., on the Central Coast, voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying new four-year contracts on July 29, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
July 30, 2025