Largest nurses union condemns immigration raids and joins labor in demanding release of SEIU California President David Huerta

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National Nurses United today condemned the chaos and fear spread by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in immigration raids across Los Angeles and joined labor groups in demanding the immediate release of SEIU California President David Huerta, who was hurt and detained by ICE while exercising his First Amendment rights to observe and document law enforcement action.
National Nurses United
Jun 6, 2025

More than 13,500 nurses ratify four-year contract with CommonSpirit/Dignity Health

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Registered nurses at CommonSpirit/Dignity Health facilities in California and Nevada voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract. The fair and equitable agreement recognizes the hard work, dedication, and essential contributions of nurses represented by CNA/NNOC. Voting concluded on June 5.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
Jun 6, 2025

UC nurses kick off contract negotiations with statewide rallies

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Registered nurses working at University of California medical centers will hold rallies across the state on Tuesday, June 10 to mark the start of their contract negotiations. Nurses’ primary priority, across medical centers statewide, is reversing and halting the UC management’s growing practice of short-staffing its facilities, cutting back on resources, and forcing their hardworking, overstretched providers to do more work with less support.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Jun 8, 2025

Union nurses celebrate Nevada legislature’s passage of safe staffing bill

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National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses in the country, is celebrating the passage of Nevada Senate Bill 182. The new legislation will set maximum nurse-to-patient ratios in Nevada hospitals, improving patient care and safety and likely bringing nurses back to the bedside.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jun 3, 2025

Attacking Workers’ Rights

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LCMC Health CEO Greg Feirn has squandered over a million dollars in attempts to prevent University Medical Center (UMC) nurses from forming a democratically elected union. According to the Department of Labor, in just a two-month period in 2023, LCMC spent $1.4 million on anti-union consultants to stop UMC nurses from organizing. Despite a barrage of round-the-clock captive audience meetings and misinformation, UMC nurses overwhelmingly voted to unionize at the end of 2023.