Registered nurses at UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, Illinois voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract on Monday, April 7, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention. Ingalls RNs have been fighting for a strong contract since December 2024.

Responding to the news that Houlton Regional Hospital (HRH) plans to close its Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum (LDRP) department, HRH nurses will hold a town hall meeting Wednesday, April 9. Nurses were informed of the planned closure last week and say it is a disastrous decision for patients across their region, who could face much longer travel times to seek labor and delivery care.

Registered nurses from the Margaret Cochran Corbin VA Campus (formerly Manhattan VA Medical Center) will hold a rally on Wed., April 9, to demand an end to staffing cuts and attacks on federal workers’ union rights.

Labor unions representing federal government workers across the country are suing the Trump administration over the president’s attempt to override the law through executive order and strip more than one million federal government employees of their union rights.

RNs from National Nurses United will join protests on Saturday, April 5, to add their voices to the choir calling for “Hands Off!” as part of a mass mobilization against current administration policies. Union nurses condemn ongoing attacks on vital health care services, workers’ protections and rights, and the very concept of a society where people care for each other.

Registered nurses at San Leandro and Alameda Hospital voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new five-year contract that will improve patient safety and nurse retention. San Leandro RNs ratified the contract on Tuesday, April 1 and Alameda RNs ratified the contract on Wednesday, April 2. The RNs at both hospitals are now under one agreement.

NNU provided the following statement in response to planned mass layoffs at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), one of the most important parts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): "Registered nurses continue to be outraged by the current administration's intentional destruction of critical public health care staffing, resources, and infrastructure...

RNs at Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah, Fla., will hold a rally on Friday, April 4, to highlight mistreatment of nurses and management’s refusal to listen to their patient safety concerns.

RNs at MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas, Nev., will hold a press conference on Thursday, April 3, to highlight concerns about the safety of staff and patients. The press conference will take place at a bake sale fundraiser organized by union nurses for metal detectors and other prevention measures.