Press releases

St. Joseph Health nurses to hold vigil for patient safety and safe staffing

Registered nurses at St. Joseph Health in Brazos Valley, Texas, will hold a vigil for patient safety and safe staffing on Wednesday, June 24. The vigil is taking place after hundreds of nurses and hospital employees signed a petition of no confidence in hospital leadership, citing ongoing concerns about patient safety and staffing and the impact of management decisions on the quality of patient care.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

June 21, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

National Nurses United denounces federal charges against Minnesota protestors

National Nurses United, the nation’s largest union of registered nurses, released the following statement in response to federal prosecutors charging peaceful protestors for alleged conspiracy during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota in early 2026.

National Nurses United

June 20, 2026

• NNU

Chicago nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital vote overwhelmingly to join NNOC/NNU

Registered nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago voted overwhelmingly to join National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United, the nation’s largest and fastest-growing nurses union. In an election held Wednesday, June 17, nurses voted 96% yes to forming a union.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

June 17, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

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

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

June 16, 2026

• NNU

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

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

June 16, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

Chicago nurses return to work following one-day strike

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

June 12, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

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

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

June 10, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

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

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

June 9, 2026

• CHEU, • CNA

Chicago nurses ready for one-day strike at Prime Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital

Nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago are prepared for their one-day strike on June 11 to protest the administration’s illegal firings of six nurses in retaliation for union activity.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

June 9, 2026

Nurses put Beacon Kalamazoo on ‘RED ALERT’ status

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

June 8, 2026

• MINA, • NNU