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LA nurses to hold strikes beginning Feb. 19
More than two thousand registered nurses in Los Angeles, Calif. will be on strike beginning Thursday, Feb. 19.
Nurses at USC Keck Hospital and Norris Cancer Center will be on strike for seven days. Centinela Hospital Medical Center nurses will be on strike for one day.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Feb 10, 2026
National Day of Action — February 19, 2026
NNU nurses are naming federal immigration enforcement agencies as among the country’s top public health threats and demanding, through national coordinated protests on Thursday, Feb. 19, that Congress stop funding ICE and Customs and Border Patrol and move to abolish ICE for the health and safety of patients and communities. Nurses also blame hospital executives for failing to clearly side with nurses and immigrant patients by acting to keep ICE out of hospitals.
West Anaheim Medical Center nurses to hold three-day strike for patient safety
Registered nurses at West Anaheim Medical Center in Anaheim, Calif. gave notice to their employer that they will hold a three-day strike starting on Tuesday, Feb. 17, to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care, retention and recruitment of nurses, and safe staffing.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Feb 6, 2026
Centinela Hospital nurses announce strike
Nurses as Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, Calif., gave notice to their employer, Prime Healthcare that they will hold a strike for one day on Feb. 19, 2026, to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care and safe staffing.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Feb 6, 2026
Seton nurses to hold one-day strike for patient safety
RNs at AHMC Seton Medical Center in Daly City, Calif., gave notice to their employer that they will hold a strike for one day on Feb. 19, to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care and safe staffing.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Feb 6, 2026
Redding nurses and health care workers announce Feb. 19 strike
Shasta Regional staff have been in negotiations since August, 2025 for a new contract with little to no movement on key issues. The staff urges management to agree to a contract that provides safe staffing and a commitment to practices that recruit and retain workers.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Feb 6, 2026
Reno nurses announce Feb. 18 strike
Nurses at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev., have given notice to their employer, Prime Healthcare, that they will hold a strike for one day. Reno nurses will strike on Feb. 18, amidst a week of strikes at Prime facilities in Nevada and California.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Feb 6, 2026
MarinHealth Medical Center nurses announce one-day strike for safe staffing and patient safety
Nurses at MarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae, Calif., gave notice to their employer today that they will hold a strike for one day on Wednesday, Feb. 18, to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about nurse retention, patient care, and safe staffing.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Feb 6, 2026
Reno nurses to hold press conference about unjust termination and major announcement
Registered nurses at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev., will hold a press conference on Friday, Feb. 6, outside their hospital to inform the press and public about Prime Healthcare management’s unjust termination of a nurse who is a member of their union’s bargaining team and will be making a major announcement.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Feb 5, 2026