Watsonville nurses to hold press conference to demand that Watsonville Community Hospital stop the temporary closure of the ICU

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Registered nurses at Watsonville Community Hospital, in Watsonville, Calif. will hold a press conference ahead of the Pajaro Valley Health Care District special board meeting on Jan. 14 to highlight their patient safety concerns, including the proposed closure of the intensive care unit.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Jan 13, 2026

Fort Walton nurses to hold rally for patient safety

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Registered nurses at HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital will hold a rally on Jan. 14 as they enter into negotiations for their first contract since forming a union last year. Nurses say safe staffing and addressing workplace violence will be their top priorities as they start negotiations.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jan 12, 2026

Registered nurses of California Nurses Association strongly object to and call for corrections to major flaws in state’s proposal to set staffing ratios for acute psychiatric hospitals

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Through this proposal, the state is attempting to fulfill the original requirements of A.B. 394, the law that CNA nurses fought for more than a decade to win so that patients could get safe, quality care and nurses could provide safe, quality care.
California Nurses Association
Jan 9, 2026

South Florida nurses call off strikes after reaching deal with HSA

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RNs were preparing to strike for safe staffing measures in on-going contract negotiations because they know safe staffing is an essential part of safe patient care. Nurses stayed at the table with HSA management to reach a deal on their new contract, averting the planned strikes.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jan 8, 2026

Northern Maine Medical Center nurses vote to keep their union

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Registered nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center (NMMC) in Fort Kent, Maine, voted tonight to re-certify their union formed in 2024, rejecting an NMMC management-backed attempt to dissolve their union.
Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
Jan 7, 2026