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Nurse holding sign "Ascension: Be Better"

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

Group of nurses outside in rain clothes holding signs "Some Cuts Don't Heal" and "Fund Care Not Billionaires"

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

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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

Four nurses inside holding signs "Support Our Nurses"

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

Nurses at Sutter Davis holding up California Nurses Association banner.

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

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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

Palmetto RNs holding signs "Safe staffing saves lives" and "RN safe staffing saves lives"

HSA nurses rally for patient safety and employee retention

Union nurses at Palmetto General Hospital, Coral Gables Hospital, and Florida Medical Center, members of NNOC, are holding a rally on Friday, Nov. 14, at 8:00 a.m. at Palmetto General Hospital as contracts have expired since Sept. 30, 2025 and negotiations for new three-year agreements with Healthcare Services of America (HSA) have stalled.

National Nurses Organizing Committee
November 12, 2025

Nurses marching holding signs "Some Cuts Don't Heal" and "Fund Care Not Billionaires"

National Nurses United rejects bad backdoor shutdown deal

National Nurses United is disappointed that the Democratic Party failed to stand strong together in demanding that Republicans restore desperately needed health care subsidies for working people as a condition of agreeing to reopen the federal government.

National Nurses United
November 12, 2025

• NNU

Two nurses smiling, holding signs "LCMC Greed Is Unfair, All We Want Is Our Fair Share" and "Patients Over Profit"

New report detailing LCMC’s finances shows high charges for care and excessive executive pay

A new report from National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United, the union representing nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans, details disturbing business and financial practices from LCMC Health, the hospital’s owner and operator.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
November 11, 2025

• NNOC, • NNU

Group of nurses outside holding banner, signs "Ascension, put patients before profits"

Ascension and CommonSpirit nurses, Maryland Catholic Labor Network call on U.S. bishops to hold Catholic hospital chains accountable to church directives

Registered nurses from Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Md. will hold a rally outside the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops annual assembly. They will highlight how Ascension and CommonSpirit have failed to follow USCCB directives to Catholic health care organizations to both serve and advocate for patients “at the margins of society” and “treat its employees respectfully and justly.”

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
November 10, 2025

• NNOC, • NNU