National Nurses United endorses Christian Menefee for Congress

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Congressional candidate Christian Menefee outside, smiling
National Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members, today announced its endorsement of Christian Menefee in a special election to represent Texas’ 18th Congressional District.
National Nurses United
Sep 29, 2025

Registered nurses at UC Davis to protest management’s refusal to address concerns about staffing and working conditions

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Group of nurses outside, smiling, holding signs "Union Nurse Power"
Registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and certified registered nurse anesthetists with University of California, Davis, will hold a rally on Tuesday, Sept. 30, to protest the administration’s refusal to address nurses’ ongoing concerns about safe staffing and working conditions that jeopardize patient care.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Sep 28, 2025

Registered nurses at UCLA to protest management’s refusal to address concerns about staffing and working conditions

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Large group of nurses outside holding signs "Ready to Fight"
Registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and certified registered nurse anesthetists with University of California, Los Angeles will hold a rally on Tuesday, Sept. 30, to protest the administration’s refusal to address nurses’ ongoing concerns about safe staffing and working conditions that jeopardize patient care.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Sep 28, 2025

CNA joins lawsuit against Trump attacks on University of California

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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
Sep 22, 2025

Nurses decry CDC advisory panel’s weakened vaccine policies

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National Nurses United decries the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for removing parental choice in MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella) vaccinations and changing Covid vaccine policy to an approach that can create barriers to access and undermine public health.
National Nurses United
Sep 22, 2025

Union nurses celebrate governor’s signature on S.B. 81

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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
Sep 20, 2025

Resistance and Resilience

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Artwork of Statue of Liberty spraypainting "RESIST"

National Nurses United presents a juried art exhibition on view Oct. 20-24

National Nurses United is pleased to present “Resistance and Resilience,” a juried group exhibition in Oakland, Calif., featuring the compelling work of 30 artists from across the country whose work embodies the themes of resistance and resilience. Selected by multidisciplinary artist and independent curator Pallavi Sharma and artist and graphic designer Choppy Oshiro, and on view Oct. 20 to Oct.

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Kaiser nurses across California to hold informational pickets protesting layoffs, wage theft, and A.I.

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Large group of nurses holding signs "Don't lay off our Kaiser nurses"
Nurses at 22 Kaiser Permanente facilities across the state of California will hold informational pickets on Tuesday, Sept. 23 to speak out against recent layoffs, wage theft, the implementation of untested technologies, and Kaiser’s prioritization of its finances over patient care.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Sep 19, 2025