Registered nurses at UCLA to protest management’s refusal to address concerns about staffing and working conditions
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
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CNA joins lawsuit against Trump attacks on University of California
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
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
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
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.
National Nurses United
Kaiser nurses across California to hold informational pickets protesting layoffs, wage theft, and A.I.
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
Kaiser nurses to protest lay-offs and care suspensions outside event featuring Kaiser CEO as speaker
Registered nurses working at Kaiser Permanente facilities from across California will hold a protest on Friday, Sept. 19, outside an event at Flamingo Resort in Santa Rosa, Calif., where a Kaiser CEO is scheduled to speak. Kaiser nurses are represented by CNA/NNU.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Sep 19, 2025
Maine nurses announce major endorsements in key 2026 races
Members of the Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee announced their endorsement of Troy Jackson for Maine Governor and Graham Platner for U.S. Senate. As the Trump administration continues to decimate the U.S. healthcare system, Maine nurses know that both Jackson and Platner will stand strong in fighting for the state’s workers, patients, and communities.
Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
Sep 18, 2025
Ascension Health investments appear to reject Vatican guidance
A new report by National Nurses United probes the extent of Ascension Health’s violations of the Catholic Church’s guidelines for responsible investing. NNU researchers found Ascension holds investments, valued at hundreds of millions of dollars, in weapons manufacturing; alcohol; gambling; and oil, gas, and mining industries that are destructive to the environment.
National Nurses United
Sep 15, 2025