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Student nurses looking at work together.

Bill that helps transition ADN nurses to employment moves forward

Union nurses with California Nurses Association celebrated the forward movement of a bill they sponsored that would diversify and expand the nursing profession as well as ensure communities across California have nurses to provide care through establishment of a state program to help new nurse graduates of Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) programs find jobs.

California Nurses Association
April 23, 2026

• CNA

Illustrated cover of Dirty Dozen report "Case File: Workplace Safety Investigation. Dirty Dozen. When companies put profit first, workers pay the price."

CommonSpirit Health named to ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of employers that put profits over safety

CommonSpirit Health has been named to the “Dirty Dozen 2026” list by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH). The annual list from NCOSH names 12 companies whose disturbing disregard for safety includes repeated and serious violations of workplace safety laws and a history of ignoring known hazards.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 22, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

Nurse speaking at podium with banner behind "Red Alert: Save Our Hospitals Tour"

Nurses put Oroville Hospital on ‘RED ALERT’ status

Oroville Hospital registered nurses, who are members of California Nurses Association and its parent union National Nurses United, will hold a rally and community event on Saturday, April 25 to demand long-term solutions to keep Oroville Hospital open and advance their Vision for a Healthy Society.

National Nurses United
April 22, 2026

• NNU

Group of nurses outside hospital, one holding sign "Let's bargain for a contract that puts safety first"

Wichita nurses announce plan to picket on May 1 for patient safety and safe staffing

Nurses at Ascension Via Christi St Francis and St Joseph in Wichita, Kan., gave notice to their employer on April 21 that they will hold an informational picket on May 1 to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care and safe staffing.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 22, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

UMC nurses on strike with picket sign that reads "Don't sideline nurses."

New Orleans nurses announce five-day strike against LCMC’s bad faith bargaining

Nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans (UMCNO) in Louisiana today gave notice to their employer, LCMC Health, that they will hold an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike for five days starting May 1, 2026. This notice follows a ULP charge against UMCNO filed with the National Labor Relations Board on Monday, April 20, charging the hospital’s management has spent more than two years intentionally dragging out and frustrating negotiations through bad-faith bargaining.

National Nurses Organizing Committee
April 21, 2026

Group of nurses in front of Red Alert tour bus, smiling, holding sign "Don't close our hospital"

Hennepin County Medical Center placed on ‘RED ALERT’ as nurses warn of irreversible impact of federal health care cuts

National Nurses United, has placed Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN on “RED ALERT” status, warning policymakers and the public that this potential hospital closure would have a drastic, irreversible impact on patients and healthcare workers across Minnesota and the Midwest.

National Nurses United
April 21, 2026

• NNU

Nurses marching holding CalCare banner

Nurses condemn California Assembly’s failure to advance CalCare

California Nurses Association members condemn the California State Assembly’s failure to advance A.B. 1900, the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act, also known as CalCare, at a time when health care is needed more urgently than ever before. CalCare is a comprehensive, high-quality single-payer program that would be many Californians’ only lifeline for care.

California Nurses Association
April 20, 2026

• CNA

Large group of nurses outside hospital, with raised fists, holding banner "Don't Mess With Texas Nurses"

St. Joseph Health nurses hold rally to mark start of contract negotiations

Registered nurses at St. Joseph Health in Brazos Valley, Texas, will hold a rally on Wednesday, April 22 as they begin negotiations for their first contract, following their decisive vote to form a union last year. Nurses say safe staffing, workplace safety, and a strong voice for nurses will be their top priorities as they start negotiations.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 19, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

Large group of people outisde, holding CalCare signs and banner

Nurses urge California Assembly to advance CalCare

The failure to advance A.B. 1900 shows a lack of leadership and a capitulation to corporate health care interests. CalCare is a comprehensive, high-quality single-payer program that would be many Californians’ only lifeline for care. Nurses remain relentless in their pursuit to guarantee health care as a human right in the state.

California Nurses Association
April 17, 2026

• CNA

Group of nurses outside, smiling, holdinhg signs "Chicago Supports Nurses at Rush"

Rush University nurses to hold union election in May

Registered nurses at Rush University Medical Center (Rush) in Chicago, Ill., will be voting on May 14, 15, and 16 to join National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United. Rush nurses filed a petition for a union election on April 8. It was Chicago's largest filing on record for a union election in the health care sector, and one of the largest in any industry in a city famous for its union strength.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 17, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU