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Large group of nurses outside, smiling, with raised fists, holding signs and banner "Support Nurses"

Houlton Regional Hospital’s Board of Trustees fail to respond to nurses’ vote of no confidence in CEO Jeff Zewe

Registered nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital (HRH) in Houlton, Maine, released their letter of no confidence, following the Board of Trustees’ failure to respond to their concerns about CEO Jeff Zewe. The nurses, who are members of Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, had sent a petition of no confidence in Zewe to the board of trustees in July 2026.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
October 21, 2026

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

Rush nurses hold rally for patient safety

Registered nurses at Rush University Medical Center, in Chicago, Ill., will hold a rally on Thursday, Oct. 22, to highlight their staffing proposals to improve patient safety. The nurses, who are in negotiations for their first union contract, have proposed language to improve RN staffing, including enforceable protections that ensure staffing decisions are driven by patient care needs, and are demanding that bedside nurses have a meaningful voice in decisions affecting their patients.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
October 20, 2026

Large group of nurses inside conference room holding banner "National Nurses United"

Union election at MedStar Franklin Square too close to call and marred by MedStar Health union busting

Registered nurses at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center in Baltimore, Md. voted on whether to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United in an election held on Oct. 14 and 15, 2026. The results were inconclusive at the end of the night, with challenged ballots still to be resolved.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
October 16, 2026

Large group of nurses outside hospital with raised fists, some holding signs "Charity Betrayed"

UMC New Orleans nurses to hold press conference on LCMC short-changing patients and nurses

In the wake of LCMC’s “Spirit of Charity Gala” last week, Registered Nurses from University Medical Center (UMC) in New Orleans, La., will hold a press conference on Friday, Oct. 16, to highlight their patient safety concerns, including short-staffing, high turnover, and wage theft.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
October 16, 2026

CNA/NNOC image with nurses in front of capitol and signs "Our Patients. Our Union. Our voice."

RNs in Tennessee, Arizona, Illinois, and California file petitions for union elections

Registered nurses across the country continue to build our union movement, asserting our collective power against a profit-driven health care system and a corporate-aligned federal government. CNA/NNOC announced today that nurses at four hospitals – which in total employ 4,500 nurses and serve more than 1.7 million patients annually – filed petitions over the past week with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for union elections.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
October 13, 2026

CNA/NNOC image with nurses in front of capitol and signs "Our Patients. Our Union. Our voice."

CNA/NNOC welcomes new Council of Presidents following convention

CNA/NNOC has officially seated a newly elected Council of Presidents to serve a three-year term from 2026-2029. The new leaders took office on Oct. 1, 2026 at the CNA/NNOC convention in San Francisco, California, where nearly 1,500 nurses from around the country convened.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
October 12, 2026

4 nurses at podium holding signs "Prime RNs United for our Patients"

Union nurses reinstated at Prime hospital in Illinois

Four formerly suspended registered nurses at Olympia Fields Hospital in Olympia Fields, Ill. have been reinstated and will return to work this week. By Sept. 15, Prime Healthcare had suspended or fired six nurses at Olympia Fields Hospital.

National Nurses Organizing Committee
October 5, 2026

Group of nurses outside hospital, smiling, with raised fists

CMMC nurses and community members celebrate landslide union victory

Registered nurses and their community allies held a rally today to celebrate their commanding union election victory last night at Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) in Lewiston, Maine, announced Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
September 25, 2026

Group of nurses hold signs and banner "Palantir Out" and "Patients Over Palantir"

Thousand nurses in SF to protest A.I. giant’s work with ICE, CBP

In San Francisco on Wednesday, Sept. 30, more than a thousand nurses, along with community members, will mobilize against the notorious artificial intelligence giant, Palantir. Palantir has a track record of building A.I. tools for large-scale data collection and mass surveillance that threaten human rights.

National Nurses United/California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
September 25, 2026

CMMC nurses celebrate winning their union!

Central Maine Medical Center nurses vote overwhelmingly to join MSNA/National Nurses Organizing Committee

Registered nurses at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine, voted overwhelmingly tonight to join Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United, the largest and fastest-growing registered nurse (RN) union in the nation. In an election held today, September 24, nurses voted 91 percent yes to forming a union.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
September 24, 2026