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Nurses on picket line outside of hospital

Long Beach nurses to hold informational picket and candlelight vigil for patient safety

Registered nurses at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital in Long Beach, Calif., will hold an informational picket to highlight their patient safety concerns stemming from the layoff of dozens of nurses and health care workers.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 13, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

Nurses stand on D.C. Capitol steps with Senator Padilla

Nation’s largest nurses union condemns treatment of U.S. Senator seeking accountability from DHS Secretary

National Nurses United denounces the forceful removal and detention of U.S. Senator Alex Padilla from a press conference held by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in a federal building in Los Angeles.

National Nurses United
June 12, 2025

• NNU

Adelita Grijalva

Union nurses endorse Adelita Grijalva for Congress

National Nurses United today announced it has endorsed Adelita Grijalva in a special election to represent Arizona’s 7th Congressional District. 

National Nurses United
June 11, 2025

• NNU

UC nurses rally holding signs

UC nurses kick off contract negotiations with statewide rallies

Registered nurses working at University of California medical centers will hold rallies across the state on Tuesday, June 10 to mark the start of their contract negotiations. Nurses’ primary priority, across medical centers statewide, is reversing and halting the UC management’s growing practice of short-staffing its facilities, cutting back on resources, and forcing their hardworking, overstretched providers to do more work with less support.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 8, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

NNU web header

Largest nurses union condemns immigration raids and joins labor in demanding release of SEIU California President David Huerta

National Nurses United today condemned the chaos and fear spread by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in immigration raids across Los Angeles and joined labor groups in demanding the immediate release of SEIU California President David Huerta, who was hurt and detained by ICE while exercising his First Amendment rights to observe and document law enforcement action.

National Nurses United
June 6, 2025

• NNU

Dignity nurses holding signs that say "Nurses bargain for RN dignity."

More than 13,500 nurses ratify four-year contract with CommonSpirit/Dignity Health

Registered nurses at CommonSpirit/Dignity Health facilities in California and Nevada voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract. The fair and equitable agreement recognizes the hard work, dedication, and essential contributions of nurses represented by CNA/NNOC. Voting concluded on June 5.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
June 6, 2025

• CNA, • NNOC

Nurses in front of California state capitol building holding banners and signs: "Insist on an RN"

Nurses celebrate California Senate’s passage of S.B. 632 to protect frontline nurses and other health care workers

Nurses across the Golden State applaud the California State Senate for voting in favor of a Senate bill which would ensure that nurses and other health care workers are presumptively eligible for workers’ compensation for a variety of injuries and illnesses.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 6, 2025

• CNA

Nurse holding sign "United we win"

National Nurses United RNs join Unite for Veterans, Unite for America rally in Washington, D.C.

On Friday, June 6, the anniversary of D-Day, dozens of union nurses will join Sen. Tammy Duckworth (IL), veterans, federal workers, military families, and allies in Washington, D.C., for the Unite for Veterans, Unite for America rally.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 3, 2025

• Veterans Affairs, • NNOC

Nevada nurses lobby for safe staffing in March.

Union nurses celebrate Nevada legislature’s passage of safe staffing bill

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses in the country, is celebrating the passage of Nevada Senate Bill 182. The new legislation will set maximum nurse-to-patient ratios in Nevada hospitals, improving patient care and safety and likely bringing nurses back to the bedside.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 3, 2025

• NNU, • NNOC

Group of nurses outside hospital at night, holding signs and banner "Our Patients, Our Union, Our Rights"

San Jose nurses to rally for fair contracts, safe patient care

Registered nurses at HCA Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, Calif., will hold a rally on Wednesday, June 4 to highlight their solutions for patient safety.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 3, 2025

• CNA, • NNU