San Francisco nurses, doctors to hold protest at UC regents meeting for patient safety

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Registered nurses and resident physicians at University of California San Francisco will protest a UC Regents meeting on July 15 to highlight their patient safety concerns about boarding in the emergency department. Combined with existing unsafe staffing, the boarding has created unsafe conditions caused by providing patient care in waiting rooms and hallways.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Jul 13, 2026

National Nurses United has rescinded our endorsement of Graham Platner

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National Nurses United has rescinded our endorsement of Graham Platner. As a union of registered nurses that advocates for the dignity of all human beings and represents a predominantly female profession, we cannot support a candidate when there is any question about whether that person has harmed, harassed, or assaulted another individual.
National Nurses United
Jul 7, 2026

Ascension blocks Wichita nurses from returning to work after one-day strike

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Registered nurses at two Ascension hospitals in Wichita, Kansas, are outraged today as Ascension management has locked them out for days following nurses’ one-day strike on July 6. The nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis and St. Joseph hospitals say the move is an obvious retaliatory punishment for striking.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jul 7, 2026

Federal cuts threaten 600 financially vulnerable hospitals nationwide

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More than 600 financially vulnerable hospitals across the United States are set to experience an aggregate increase in financial deficits of between 50 and 75 percent. The financial losses, estimated in a new research study, present an extreme risk of cuts and closures of essential health care services for millions of people across the country.
National Nurses United
Jul 6, 2026

Nurses at HCA Swedish Medical Center join nation’s largest nurses union

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Registered nurses at HCA HealthONE Swedish (a.k.a., Swedish Medical Center) in Englewood, Colo., voted to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United, the country’s largest nurses union, in an election held on July 1 and 2, 2026.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jul 3, 2026

Wichita nurses prepared for one-day strike for patient and staff safety

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Nurses at two Ascension hospitals in Wichita, Kan., are moving forward with their one-day strike on July 6 to protest hospital management’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about safety at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis and Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph hospitals.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jul 3, 2026

Baltimore nurses to hold one-day strike for patient safety and staff retention

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Registered nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Md., will hold a one-day strike on Monday, July 6, to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient safety and staff retention. The nurses will be joined by U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume at their morning rally.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jul 2, 2026