Press releases

Appalachian Regional Health nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve nurse retention

Registered nurses at nine Appalachian Regional Healthcare facilities across Kentucky and West Virginia voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract as of Jan. 23, 2026, winning provisions to improve nurse recruitment and retention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

February 10, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

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

February 10, 2026

• CNA, • NNU

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

February 6, 2026

• CNA, • NNU

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

February 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

February 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

February 6, 2026

• NNU

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

February 6, 2026

• CNA, • NNU

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

February 6, 2026

• CNA, • NNU

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

February 5, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

Nurses, community allies to highlight connection between ICE violence and Palantir

Registered nurses and community allies in Palo Alto, Calif. will hold a vigil on Thursday, Feb. 5 to honor the lives lost to federal immigration agents, including that of Alex Pretti, a fellow RN who was killed while observing immigration forces in Minneapolis, Minn.

National Nurses United

February 5, 2026

• NNU