Press releases

Union nurses to protest at Lafayette Square, demanding: “Don’t let billionaires hog our health care!”

Nurses represented by National Nurses United will be joined by allies including members of Congress for a protest at Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Dec. 3. After a rally with speakers, nurses and allies will march to the side of the White House where President Donald Trump’s new ballroom is being constructed.

National Nurses United

December 1, 2025

• NNU

Santa Monica nurses to hold an informational picket to demand safe patient care

Registered nurses at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, Dec. 2, to protest the administration’s refusal to address nurses’ concerns during recent contract negotiations.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

November 26, 2025

• CNA

National Nurses United condemns Trump plan on nurses’ professional degrees

National Nurses United, the country’s largest union of registered nurses, condemns the Trump administration’s proposed plan to exclude graduate nursing students from professional loans, which have higher limits than those for other graduate students. This is an attack on the nursing profession.

National Nurses United

November 26, 2025

• NNU

UC registered nurses ratify contract

Registered nurses ratified a new four-year contract, with voting concluding Saturday, Nov. 22, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United. The contract includes protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention and no takeaways.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

November 22, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

Antelope Valley nurses to protest staffing crisis and union busting

Registered nurses at Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster, California, will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, November 25, to protest management’s creation of a staffing crisis and racially-motivated retaliation against Latine nurses for their patient advocacy. The nurses are represented by California Nurses Association/National Nurses United.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

November 21, 2025

• CNA

USC nurses to hold informational picket for patient safety in Los Angeles

Registered nurses at University of Southern California (USC) Keck Medicine and USC Norris Cancer Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, Nov. 25, to highlight their patient safety concerns, including short-staffing, break relief, and safe working conditions.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

November 21, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

NNU demands House stand up for workers and call a vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act

National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, provided this statement as the Protect America’s Workforce Act discharge petition reached an important milestone, with 218 congressional signatures in the U.S. House of Representatives, allowing it to move quickly to a vote on the House floor.

National Nurses United

November 17, 2025

• NNU

Nurses urge Illinois regulators to reject Ascension application to close Elk Grove obstetrics unit

At a public hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 18, nurses from Ascension hospitals will note their deep opposition to the Catholic system’s proposed elimination of obstetrics services at Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove, Ill. to the state’s Health Facilities and Services Review Board.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

November 17, 2025

• NNOC, • NNU

North Carolina nurses urge state legislature to fully fund Medicaid to protect communities

Registered nurses with National Nurses Organizing Committee-North Carolina, an affiliate of National Nurses United, call on the North Carolina legislature to stop playing politics with patients’ health and follow Governor Josh Stein’s call to hold a special legislative session to pass legislation that would fully fund Medicaid.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

November 17, 2025

• NNOC, • NNU

UC registered nurses announce tentative agreement 

Registered nurses have reached a tentative agreement with the University of California on a new contract, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United. CNA represents more than 25,000 RNs across 19 facilities operated by the University of California, who have been in bargaining for new contracts since June.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

November 16, 2025

• CNA