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Four nurses, outside, smiling, side-by-side, holding signs "Recruit, Retain, Respect RNs"

Prime nurses in three states give notice for one-day strikes, Prime RNs file petition for union elections

Nurses at West Anaheim Medical Center in Anaheim, Calif.; Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Reno, N.V.; Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago, Ill.; and nurses and health care workers at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding, Calif. gave notice to their employer Prime Healthcare that they will hold one-day strikes from Sept. 3 to Sept. 4 to protest the administration’s refusal to address deep concerns about patient care and safe staffing.

National Nurses United/National Nurses Organizing Committee/California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union
August 24, 2026

Picture of Red Alert tour bus against city backdrop

Chicago nurses put Community First Medical Center on “RED ALERT” status

On Saturday, Aug. 8, Community First Medical Center nurses will hold a rally and community event in Chicago to highlight their concerns about the impact of federal funding cuts on the hospital, which is already struggling with chronic staffing and equipment shortages exacerbated by poor management. A report from NNU put Community First on “Red Alert” status, warning that it faces a dire threat of service cuts and closure because of its reliance on federal funding.

National Nurses United
August 5, 2026

Group of six nurses, side-by-side, smiling

Nurses plan informational picket at Jackson Park Hospital to highlight patient safety concerns

Registered nurses at Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center (JPH) will hold an informational picket on Friday, July 31, 2026, to raise their concerns about short staffing of both nurses and ancillary staff putting patients at risk, contributing to a high staff turnover, and creating challenges recruiting and retaining nurses.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
July 30, 2026

Hand holding sign '"Nurses Say Purge Palantir"

Nurses, constituents demand Sen. Durbin return donations from Palantir, ICE’s top tech contractor

Nurses and constituents held a press conference and protest on Wednesday, July 15 at the Chicago residence of Senator Dick Durbin to demand he donate his financial contributions from Palantir Technologies, the tech company powering ICE surveillance, to immigrant rights groups.

National Nurses United
July 16, 2026

Large group of nurses inside hospital meeting room smiling

Chicago nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital vote overwhelmingly to join NNOC/NNU

Registered nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago voted overwhelmingly to join National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United, the nation’s largest and fastest-growing nurses union. In an election held Wednesday, June 17, nurses voted 96% yes to forming a union.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 17, 2026

Nurses on sidewalks in front of Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital emergency

Chicago nurses return to work following one-day strike

Nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago returned to work today following their one-day strike against Prime Healthcare’s illegal firings of six nurses. After hundreds took to the strike line on June 11, nurses are back at the bedside ahead of next week’s election to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United, the country’s largest nurses union.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 12, 2026

Nurses on sidewalks in front of Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital emergency

Chicago nurses ready for one-day strike at Prime Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital

Nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago are prepared for their one-day strike on June 11 to protest the administration’s illegal firings of six nurses in retaliation for union activity.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 9, 2026

Large group of nurses outside holding signs calling for union rights, patient care, and an end to hospital greed

Chicago nurses give notice for one-day unfair labor practice strike over retaliation against nurses for unionizing

Nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago, Ill. gave notice to their employer today that they will hold a strike for one day on June 11 to protest the administration’s retaliation against nurses who speak out about unsafe conditions.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 1, 2026

Large group of nurses with raised fists, NNOC logo

RNs at Prime Saint Mary of Nazareth to protest Wednesday their employer’s illegal crackdown of their efforts to unionize

Registered nurses with Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago are holding a rally Wednesday, May 27 at the hospital to protest their employer Prime Healthcare’s flagrantly illegal crackdown on their efforts to unionize, which include the recent firing of four nurse leaders.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
May 25, 2026

Large group of nurses inside, mostly wearing red, smiling, with raised fists

Chicago nurses win historic union vote to join National Nurses Organizing Committee

Nurses at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, say they voted to join the union because it is critical that nurses have a say in making decisions about staffing and working conditions, which leads to improved patient care.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
May 18, 2026