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Group of nurses in scrubs marching holding "CalCare"

Assemblymember Ash Kalra, California Nurses Association reintroduce CalCare legislation

Act. AB 1900, also known as CalCare, would enact a comprehensive framework for a single-payer health care coverage system in California at a time when California voters are ready to champion transformational changes in health care.

California Nurses Association
February 12, 2026

Nurses holding signs "Nurses demand a fair contract now!"

LA nurses to hold strikes beginning Feb. 19

More than two thousand registered nurses in Los Angeles, Calif. will be on strike beginning Thursday, Feb. 19. Nurses at USC Keck Hospital and Norris Cancer Center will be on strike for seven days. Centinela Hospital Medical Center nurses will be on strike for one day.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
February 10, 2026

Nurses on picket line

West Anaheim Medical Center nurses to hold three-day strike for patient safety

Registered nurses at West Anaheim Medical Center in Anaheim, Calif. gave notice to their employer that they will hold a three-day strike starting on Tuesday, Feb. 17, to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care, retention and recruitment of nurses, and safe staffing.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
February 6, 2026

Large group of nurses outside CA capitol building, CNA/NNU logo

Redding nurses and health care workers announce Feb. 19 strike

Shasta Regional staff have been in negotiations since August, 2025 for a new contract with little to no movement on key issues. The staff urges management to agree to a contract that provides safe staffing and a commitment to practices that recruit and retain workers.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
February 6, 2026

Three nurses outside hospital holding signs "Fair Conract Now" and "Safe Staffing Now"

MarinHealth Medical Center nurses announce one-day strike for safe staffing and patient safety

Nurses at MarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae, Calif., gave notice to their employer today that they will hold a strike for one day on Wednesday, Feb. 18, to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about nurse retention, patient care, and safe staffing.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
February 6, 2026

Hands holding signs "ICE not welcome here" and "Abolish ICE"

Nurses, community allies to highlight connection between ICE violence and Palantir

Registered nurses and community allies in Palo Alto, Calif. will hold a vigil on Thursday, Feb. 5 to honor the lives lost to federal immigration agents, including that of Alex Pretti, a fellow RN who was killed while observing immigration forces in Minneapolis, Minn.

National Nurses United
February 5, 2026

Photo of Tom Steyer: Photo by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons

California Nurses Association endorses Tom Steyer for governor of California

CNA today endorsed Tom Steyer for governor of California. Nurses say their endorsement is fueled by Steyer’s unequivocal support for a national and state single-payer health care system; for ending corporate control over politics and working people’s lives; for taxing billionaires and corporations; and for protecting democracy.

California Nurses Association
February 3, 2026

Group of nurses in front of hospital smiling, with raised fists

RNs at Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula vote in a landslide to join California Nurses Association

In an overwhelming landslide vote, nearly 500 nurses elected to join CNA. Registered nurses say union protections will lead to improved patient care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
January 30, 2026

Nurses marching holding signs "ICE Not Welcome Here" and banner "California Nurses Association"

Nurses mobilize to back Alameda County ICE free zones, immigration enforcement response plans

Responding to an escalating crisis of ICE violence, more than 150 registered nurse leaders from CNA/NNOC will march from the union’s headquarters in Oakland to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 27, to back several critical proposals to protect the community from ICE violence.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
January 26, 2026

Three Providence Saint John's nurses smiling with roses pinned.

Nurses at Providence Saint John’s ratify new three-year contract

Registered nurses at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year contract last night. The nurses, represented by CNA/NNU, won an agreement that prioritizes key issues, including expanding access to educational benefits, strengthening recruitment and long-term retention of RNs.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
January 24, 2026