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Nurses on strike line holding signs

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

Nurses on sidewalks in front of Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital emergency

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

People speak at podium in front of Red Alert Tour bus, crowd watching

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

Large group of nurses in Washington D.C., holding signs "Medicare for All" and banner "Nurses for Democracy"

National Nurses United and 335+ Organizations Call For Passage of Medicare for All

National Nurses United and over 335 organizations, including labor unions, advocates for seniors and people with disabilities, women’s rights organizations, and more, released an open letter making the case that now is the time for Medicare for All, addressed to leaders looking to reform our health care system.

National Nurses United
June 8, 2026

• NNU

Group of nurses outside, at night, smiling, with raised fists

RNs at Orange County Global Medical Center vote overwhelmingly to join California Nurses Association

Registered nurses at KPC Health’s Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana, Calif. voted overwhelmingly on Thursday, June 4 to join California Nurses Association (CNA), an affiliate of National Nurses United (NNU), the nation’s largest and fastest-growing registered nurse (RN) union. The nurses voted 91 percent in favor of joining the union.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 5, 2026

• CNA, • NNU

Large group of nurses with raised fists, NNOC logo

Nurses at Washington D.C.’s largest hospital call on leadership to reverse planned cuts to maternal health

Union nurses at MedStar Washington Hospital Center (MWHC) in Washington, D.C. are demanding that management stop the planned closure of an entire postpartum unit. The hospital notified the union on May 26, 2026 of its intention to eliminate 11 maternal health beds and displace eight nurses by July 26, 2026, leaving MWHC with one postpartum unit.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 3, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

National Nurses United scrub with button 'Safe Staffing Saves Lives | NNOC/NNU'

Nurses at Research Medical Center to hold rally demanding immediate action on unsafe patient care conditions

RNs at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., will hold a rally on Thursday, June 4 to demand immediate action to address what nurses describe as dangerous patient care conditions impacting emergency and surgical services following the Sept. 8, 2025 closure of units that provide labor and delivery, neonatal intensive care, and obstetrics emergency care services.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 2, 2026

Nurses in front of capitol holding NNU banner.

Catholic hospitals lead nation in pediatric unit closures, new report from NNU finds

A new report from National Nurses United finds that three major Catholic hospital systems have spent the last decade leading the health care industry in the closures of pediatric care units. Among the country’s ten biggest hospital chains, three Catholic systems (Ascension, CommonSpirit, and Trinity) shuttered pediatric units at the highest rates of any major systems.

National Nurses United
June 2, 2026

• NNU

Group of nurses outside, holding banner "Our Patients, Our Union, Our Rights" and signs "Union Busting is a Sin"

Union nurses to protest in St. Louis

Nurses from National Nurses United will protest in St. Louis on June 3. Nurses first plan to protest outside the district office of U.S. Representative Wesley Bell to call on him to return and refuse campaign contributions from Palantir and American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).

National Nurses United
June 2, 2026

• NNU

Large group of nurses outside holding signs calling for union rights, patient care, and an end to hospital greed

Chicago nurses give notice for one-day unfair labor practice strike over retaliation against nurses for unionizing

Nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago, Ill. gave notice to their employer today that they will hold a strike for one day on June 11 to protest the administration’s retaliation against nurses who speak out about unsafe conditions.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 1, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU