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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

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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

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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

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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

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Fort Walton nurses to hold rally for patient safety

Registered nurses at HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital will hold a rally on Jan. 14 as they enter into negotiations for their first contract since forming a union last year. Nurses say safe staffing and addressing workplace violence will be their top priorities as they start negotiations.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
January 12, 2026

• HCA, • NNOC, • NNU

Nurses outside holding signs "Patients Before Profits" and "Safe Staffing Saves Lives"

Registered nurses of California Nurses Association strongly object to and call for corrections to major flaws in state’s proposal to set staffing ratios for acute psychiatric hospitals

Through this proposal, the state is attempting to fulfill the original requirements of A.B. 394, the law that CNA nurses fought for more than a decade to win so that patients could get safe, quality care and nurses could provide safe, quality care.

California Nurses Association
January 9, 2026

• CNA

Nurses outside holding signs "Safe Staffing Saves Lives"

South Florida nurses call off strikes after reaching deal with HSA

RNs were preparing to strike for safe staffing measures in on-going contract negotiations because they know safe staffing is an essential part of safe patient care. Nurses stayed at the table with HSA management to reach a deal on their new contract, averting the planned strikes.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
January 8, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

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Maine Medical Center nurses overwhelmingly ratify three-year union contract

After nearly four months of bargaining, nurses at Maine Medical Center in Portland voted last night to ratify a new union contract that provides many new safety measures for patients and nurses, among other improvements.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
January 8, 2026

• MSNA, • NNOC, • NNU

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Union nurses horrified by Minneapolis shooting, demand ICE out of communities and justice for woman’s death

National Nurses United, the country’s largest nurses union, today expresses horror, sorrow, and condemnation following the fatal shooting by ICE in Minneapolis, Minnesota, issuing the following statement.

National Nurses United
January 7, 2026

• NNU

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Northern Maine Medical Center nurses vote to keep their union

Registered nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center (NMMC) in Fort Kent, Maine, voted tonight to re-certify their union formed in 2024, rejecting an NMMC management-backed attempt to dissolve their union.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
January 7, 2026

• NNU, • NNOC, • MSNA