Press releases

EMMC nurses and community members protest Northern Light’s management

Registered nurses at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center held a rally outside the hospital today to highlight their contract demands. The nurses picketed and chanted until sunset and then held a candlelight vigil. Many friends and community members joined the nurses in solidarity for better conditions for patients and nurses at EMMC.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

January 16, 2026

• MSNA, • NNOC

California nurses to hold Sacramento march to protect strong RN-to-patient ratios

Registered nurses from across California will hold a march on Wednesday, Jan. 21, in Sacramento. Nurses intend to highlight their concerns that new staffing standards being considered for acute psychiatric hospitals will be used by the hospital industry to weaken the state’s historic and first-of-their kind RN-to-patient ratios legislation.

California Nurses Association

January 16, 2026

• CNA

National Nurses United endorses Peggy Flanagan for Minnesota

NNU today announced its endorsement of Peggy Flanagan for U.S. Senate in Minnesota. As the lieutenant governor of Minnesota, she addressed inequities in health care by advancing programs to boost health outcomes for children, working families, and indigenous communities and communities of color.

National Nurses United

January 15, 2026

• NNU

South Florida nurses ratify new union contracts at three HSA hospitals

Registered nurses at three South Florida hospitals owned by Healthcare Systems of America (HSA) voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying new union contracts this week, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

January 14, 2026

• HCA, • NNOC, • NNU

NNU celebrates reinstatement of NIOSH staff

National Nurses United released the following statement in response to the Department of Health and Human Services’ reinstatement of National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) staff.

National Nurses United

January 14, 2026

• NNU

National Nurses United endorses Mike McGuire for California’s 1st District

National Nurses United today announced its endorsement of Mike McGuire for California’s 1st Congressional District. As the democratic leader of the California Senate, McGuire has proven that he is ready to take on corporate interests and improve the lives of working people.

National Nurses United

January 14, 2026

Nurses at DC’s largest hospital to protest systemic wage theft by hospital management

Registered nurses at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, in Washington, D.C., will hold a protest on Thursday, Jan. 15, to announce they have formally filed a complaint with the D.C. Office of the Attorney General (OAG) regarding systemic wage and hour violations.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

January 13, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

Nurses named most trusted profession in U.S. for 24th consecutive year

The nation’s largest union of registered nurses celebrated nurses being named the Gallup poll’s most honest and ethical profession for the 24th consecutive year.

National Nurses United

January 13, 2026

• NNU

National Nurses United endorses Randy Villegas for California’s 22nd district

National Nurses United endorses the Central Valley educator and organizer to expand health care access amidst unprecedented Republican cuts.

National Nurses United

January 13, 2026

• NNU

Watsonville nurses to hold press conference to demand that Watsonville Community Hospital stop the temporary closure of the ICU

Registered nurses at Watsonville Community Hospital, in Watsonville, Calif. will hold a press conference ahead of the Pajaro Valley Health Care District special board meeting on Jan. 14 to highlight their patient safety concerns, including the proposed closure of the intensive care unit.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

January 13, 2026

• CNA, • NNU