MedStar Washington Hospital Center nurses to hold press conference to protest maternal health cuts at D.C.’s largest hospital

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Registered nurses at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington will hold a press conference and protest on Thursday, June 18, 2026, to highlight critical community and patient safety concerns about management's planned cuts to postpartum services at their hospital.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jun 16, 2026

NNU report finds a majority of nurses experienced workplace violence in the past year

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Health care workers have been experiencing a surge in workplace violence rates nationally since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, building on already rising rates in previous years. A nationwide survey conducted by National Nurses United found that the majority of nurses have experienced workplace violence and nearly one-third have seen a rise in rates in the past year.
National Nurses United
Jun 16, 2026

Chicago nurses return to work following one-day strike

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Nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago returned to work today following their one-day strike against Prime Healthcare’s illegal firings of six nurses. After hundreds took to the strike line on June 11, nurses are back at the bedside ahead of next week’s election to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United, the country’s largest nurses union.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jun 12, 2026

Tuberculosis: What nurses need to know

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Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB primarily affects the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body like the brain, kidneys, spine, and lymph glands. TB remains the world’s leading cause of death from an infectious agent and the leading cause of death for people living with HIV/AIDS.

Federal health care cuts threaten Michigan hospitals. It’s time for Medicare for All.

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Community hospitals are there for us at our most vulnerable moments. They’re where our children are born. We rush our loved ones to the local ER, post-stroke, when every second counts. Unfortunately, the federal government has left communities across Michigan at risk of losing that lifesaving care. That’s why working people are joining forces to call for change, and to build a society that puts patients before profits, with Medicare for All.

Reno nurses to hold picket at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center

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Registered nurses at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev., will hold an informational picket on Thursday, June 11, to protest the hospital administration’s anti-union tactics and refusal to bargain a fair contract.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jun 10, 2026

Redding nurses, health care workers to hold strike vote and picket for safe staffing

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Registered nurses and caregivers at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding, Calif., will hold a strike vote and picket on Thursday, June 11, to protest management’s refusal to address patient care and safe staffing issues. Nurses and health care workers at Shasta Regional, a Prime Healthcare facility.
California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union
Jun 9, 2026

Nurses put Beacon Kalamazoo on ‘RED ALERT’ status

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Kalamazoo registered nurses, who are members of Michigan Nurses Association and its parent union National Nurses United, will hold a rally and community event on Saturday, June 13 to demand long-term solutions to maintain services at Beacon Kalamazoo Hospital and advance nurses’ Vision for a Healthy Society.
National Nurses United
Jun 8, 2026