Press releases

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

Houlton nurses strike begins Nov. 18

Registered nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital in Houlton, Maine, are moving forward with their two-day strike on Nov. 18 and 19 to protest management’s refusal to improve staffing and patient safety, particularly retention of staff nurses.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

November 14, 2025

• MSNA, • NNOC

Sutter Davis nurses ratify first union contract

Registered nurses at Sutter Davis Hospital in Davis, Calif., voted to ratify their first-ever collective bargaining agreement last night. Nurses say the new agreement is a hard-fought victory for their patients and themselves.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

November 13, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

November 17-18: University of California RNs will sympathy strike with AFSCME 3299

University of California registered nurses will walk the picket lines on Monday, November 17 and Tuesday, November 18 in a sympathy strike with members of AFSCME 3299. The registered nurses are members of California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, which represents more than 25,000 RNs across 19 facilities operated by the University of California.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

November 13, 2025

• CNA