Union registered nurses across the country hold day of action Feb. 19 to protest ICE as one of worst public health threats
Registered nurse members of National Nurses United are naming federal immigration enforcement agencies as among the country’s top public health threats, and demanding through national coordinated protests on Thursday, Feb. 19 that Congress stop funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP).
National Nurses United
Feb 13, 2026
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
Feb 12, 2026
Appalachian Regional Health nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve nurse retention
Registered nurses at nine Appalachian Regional Healthcare facilities across Kentucky and West Virginia voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract as of Jan. 23, 2026, winning provisions to improve nurse recruitment and retention.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Feb 10, 2026
Join Nurses for Democracy now to build progressive power and fight back against fascism and authoritarianism
The 2026 election cycle is going to be a crucial test for whether we can rise up to protect our democracy and build a more just world. Together we can increase voter turnout, lift up justice-centered candidates, and win back the Democratic majority in Congress to pass the policies we need to protect voting rights, get money out of politics, advance racial justice, and much more.
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
Feb 10, 2026
National Day of Action — February 19, 2026
NNU nurses are naming federal immigration enforcement agencies as among the country’s top public health threats and demanding, through national coordinated protests on Thursday, Feb. 19, that Congress stop funding ICE and Customs and Border Patrol and move to abolish ICE for the health and safety of patients and communities. Nurses also blame hospital executives for failing to clearly side with nurses and immigrant patients by acting to keep ICE out of hospitals.
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
Feb 6, 2026
Centinela Hospital nurses announce strike
Nurses as Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, Calif., gave notice to their employer, Prime Healthcare that they will hold a strike for one day on Feb. 19, 2026, to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care and safe staffing.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Feb 6, 2026
Seton nurses to hold one-day strike for patient safety
RNs at AHMC Seton Medical Center in Daly City, Calif., gave notice to their employer that they will hold a strike for one day on Feb. 19, to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care and safe staffing.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Feb 6, 2026