UC registered nurses ratify contract
Registered nurses ratified a new four-year contract, with voting concluding Saturday, Nov. 22, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United. The contract includes protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention and no takeaways.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Nov 22, 2025
Antelope Valley nurses to protest staffing crisis and union busting
Registered nurses at Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster, California, will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, November 25, to protest management’s creation of a staffing crisis and racially-motivated retaliation against Latine nurses for their patient advocacy. The nurses are represented by California Nurses Association/National Nurses United.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Nov 21, 2025
USC nurses to hold informational picket for patient safety in Los Angeles
Registered nurses at University of Southern California (USC) Keck Medicine and USC Norris Cancer Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, Nov. 25, to highlight their patient safety concerns, including short-staffing, break relief, and safe working conditions.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Nov 21, 2025
NNU demands House stand up for workers and call a vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act
National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, provided this statement as the Protect America’s Workforce Act discharge petition reached an important milestone, with 218 congressional signatures in the U.S. House of Representatives, allowing it to move quickly to a vote on the House floor.
National Nurses United
Nov 17, 2025
Hepatitis B: What nurses need to know
Hepatitis B is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Most people with HBV have an acute infection characterized by short-term symptoms lasting less than six months. Chronic HBV occurs when an infected person’s immune system cannot clear the virus from the body and symptoms last longer than six months. The World Health Organization estimates that 254 million people were living with chronic HBV in 2022, with 1.2 million new infections and 1.1 million deaths each year.
Nurses urge Illinois regulators to reject Ascension application to close Elk Grove obstetrics unit
At a public hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 18, nurses from Ascension hospitals will note their deep opposition to the Catholic system’s proposed elimination of obstetrics services at Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove, Ill. to the state’s Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Nov 17, 2025
North Carolina nurses urge state legislature to fully fund Medicaid to protect communities
Registered nurses with National Nurses Organizing Committee-North Carolina, an affiliate of National Nurses United, call on the North Carolina legislature to stop playing politics with patients’ health and follow Governor Josh Stein’s call to hold a special legislative session to pass legislation that would fully fund Medicaid.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Nov 17, 2025
UC registered nurses announce tentative agreement
Registered nurses have reached a tentative agreement with the University of California on a new contract, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United. CNA represents more than 25,000 RNs across 19 facilities operated by the University of California, who have been in bargaining for new contracts since June.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Nov 16, 2025
RNs at CommonSpirit’s St. Joseph Brazos Valley facilities are UNITED for a voice in patient care!
RNs in Bryan, College Station, and our larger community have been organizing for a voice in patient care—a voice we will use to demand CommonSpirit put its vast resources toward safe staffing, RN retention, and quality patient care.
Houlton nurses strike begins Nov. 18
Registered nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital in Houlton, Maine, are moving forward with their two-day strike on Nov. 18 and 19 to protest management’s refusal to improve staffing and patient safety, particularly retention of staff nurses.
Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
Nov 14, 2025