Tenet informational pickets to highlight patient safety
Thousands of registered nurses at six Tenet Healthcare Corporation hospitals in California will hold an informational picket on Thursday, July 31. RNs hope to raise awareness in their communities about management’s refusal to ensure appropriate staffing and training and the impact it has on the quality of patient care and the retention of experienced nursing staff.
Puneet Maharaj
Puneet Maharaj is the executive director of National Nurses United (NNU) and its largest affiliate, California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC) — together, the largest U.S. union and professional association of registered nurses with more than 225,000 members.
VA nurses host town hall to protect veterans’ care and federal workers
VA registered nurses with National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United are hosting a town hall on Thursday, July 31, in Augusta, Ga., in response to the administration’s unprecedented attacks on federal workers and veterans’ health care, and the VA as a whole.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jul 25, 2025
San Francisco nurses to hold vigil for trans patients at Kaiser
Registered nurses from Kaiser Permanente facilities will hold a vigil at 4 p.m. tomorrow, July 25, in San Francisco, Calif., to honor transgender patients being impacted by Kaiser’s newly announced suspension of some gender-affirming care.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Jul 24, 2025
Alhambra Hospital nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention
Registered nurses at Alhambra Hospital Medical Center in Alhambra, Calif., voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract on July 22, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention,
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Jul 24, 2025
Nation’s largest nurses union shames Kaiser Permanente for gender-affirming care cutbacks
Nurses represented by CNA/NNOC are today shaming Kaiser Permanente, one of the country’s largest health care systems, for their decision to suspend some gender-affirming care services for patients under 19.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
Jul 23, 2025
USC Keck & Norris nurses to hold informational picket for safe staffing
Nurses at USC Keck & Norris Hospitals in Los Angeles, California will hold an informational picket on July 24 to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about safe staffing and patient care issues.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Jul 22, 2025
Baltimore nurses to hold historic strike for patient safety
RNs at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Md., will hold a one-day strike from July 24, 7 a.m. to July 25, 6:59 a.m., to protest Ascension management’s refusal to address their urgent concerns about patient care, safe staffing, and high staff turnover in contract negotiations. This notice follows a nearly unanimous strike authorization vote on May 16.
National Nurses Organizing Committee//National Nurses United
Jul 22, 2025
HSA nurses rally citing concerns for patient safety
Nurses from three Healthcare Systems of America (HSA) hospitals in Florida — Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah, Coral Gables Hospital in Coral Gables, and Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes — are holding a joint rally on Wednesday, July 23 in Hialeah to highlight their patient safety concerns as they begin bargaining a new contract.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jul 21, 2025
Long Beach Medical Center nurses vote no confidence in management
Registered nurses at Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital in Long Beach, Calif. decided unanimously to pass a vote of no confidence in the hospital’s administration.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Jul 18, 2025