Press releases

Nurses condemn proposed rule, now up for public comment, capping graduate nursing student loans

National Nurses United today condemned the Trump administration’s proposed rule, posted for a 30-day public comment period from Feb. 2 to Mar. 2, outlining the planned exclusion of graduate nursing students from professional loans, which have higher limits than those for other graduate students.

National Nurses United

February 4, 2026

• NNU

California Nurses Association endorses Tom Steyer for governor of California

CNA today endorsed Tom Steyer for governor of California. Nurses say their endorsement is fueled by Steyer’s unequivocal support for a national and state single-payer health care system; for ending corporate control over politics and working people’s lives; for taxing billionaires and corporations; and for protecting democracy.

California Nurses Association

February 3, 2026

• CNA

“Reforms” to ICE are not enough. Abolish ICE Now.

National Nurses United provided the following response ahead of the House vote on H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which includes a two-week Continuing Resolution for the Department of Homeland Security.

National Nurses United

February 3, 2026

• NNU

MedStar nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

RNs at MedStar Washington Hospital in Washington, D.C. voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract on January 31, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

February 2, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

RNs at Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula vote in a landslide to join California Nurses Association

In an overwhelming landslide vote, nearly 500 nurses elected to join CNA. Registered nurses say union protections will lead to improved patient care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

January 30, 2026

• CNA, • NNU

Nurses mobilize to back Alameda County ICE free zones, immigration enforcement response plans

Responding to an escalating crisis of ICE violence, more than 150 registered nurse leaders from CNA/NNOC will march from the union’s headquarters in Oakland to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 27, to back several critical proposals to protect the community from ICE violence.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

January 26, 2026

• CNA, • NNOC

Nation’s largest union of registered nurses to hold week of action to honor Alex Pretti, RN and all killed by ICE, demand that Congress vote to abolish ICE now!

RNs are outraged and mobilizing to hold an entire week of ongoing candlelight vigils to not only honor and seek justice for the murder by federal immigration agents of fellow registered nurse Alex Pretti, but also to demand that the U.S. Senate and House vote no on any spending package that includes funding for ICE and other immigration enforcement agencies.

National Nurses United

January 26, 2026

National Nurses United outraged by murder of VA registered nurse by immigration agents, demand abolition of ICE

“The nation’s nurses, who make it their mission to care for and save human lives, are horrified and outraged that immigration agents have once again committed cold-blooded murder of a public observer who posed no threat to them. This time, they have executed one of our fellow nurses, Alex Pretti, who saved veterans’ lives as an intensive care unit RN for the Veterans Health Administration."

National Nurses United

January 24, 2026

Nurses at Providence Saint John’s ratify new three-year contract

Registered nurses at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year contract last night. The nurses, represented by CNA/NNU, won an agreement that prioritizes key issues, including expanding access to educational benefits, strengthening recruitment and long-term retention of RNs.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

January 24, 2026

• CNA

National Nurses United endorses Donavan McKinney for Michigan’s 13th District

NNU today announced its endorsement of Donavan McKinney for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District. As a labor leader and current representative in the Michigan Legislature, McKinney has proven that he can be an effective advocate for working people.

National Nurses United

January 23, 2026