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Group of nurses in No Kings march, holding signs "Fund Care, NOT Billionaires"

NNU, nation’s largest nurses union, supports May Day actions

National Nurses United is proudly and enthusiastically taking part in May Day Strong actions on May 1, 2026. NNU recognizes that May Day presents a unique opportunity to demonstrate to the Trump administration and the billionaire class the real potential of working people’s power when we stand united.

National Nurses United
April 28, 2026

• NNU

Nurses on picket line, smiling, one holds sign "We Need a Contract NOW!"

New Orleans nurse prepared for five-day strike against LCMC’s surface bargaining

Nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans (UMCNO) in Louisiana are gearing up for their upcoming five-day strike starting May 1, 2026. Nurses announced their intent to strike after filing an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charge against LCMC Health and UMCNO management on April 20, charging the hospital’s management has spent more than two years intentionally dragging out and frustrating negotiations through surface bargaining.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 28, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

AbdulEl-Sayed, graphic "National Nurses United Proudly Endorses Abdul El-Sayed"

National Nurses United endorses Abdul El-Sayed to represent Michigan in U.S. Senate

National Nurses United (NNU) today announced its endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed from Michigan for U.S. Senate. El-Sayed has been a longtime partner to NNU in the fight to win a single-payer health care system, and nurses are ready to send him to Congress.

National Nurses United
April 28, 2026

• NNU

Community at Red Alert Tour stop with red alert bus in background

Nurses to hold ‘RED ALERT’ rally and community event to save Minneapolis hospital ahead of critical May 18 deadline

Registered nurses members of Minnesota Nurses Association and National Nurses United, will gather in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Thursday, April 30 for a rally and community event to press lawmakers for long-term, sustainable financial solutions before the legislative session ends to keep Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), a vital Level I trauma center, open.

National Nurses United
April 27, 2026

Nurses on picket line hold signs "Trust Nurses, Not A.I."

Nurses applaud passage of critical A.I. bills out of committee

Union nurses applauded the progress of two CNA-sponsored bills out of committee to establish guardrails on the use of A.I. in health care. These bills would protect patient safety and privacy, maintain the integrity of nursing practice, and ensure that technology companies and health care corporations cannot escape accountability amidst the onslaught of untested and unproven A.I. tools.

California Nurses Association
April 23, 2026

• CNA

Student nurses looking at work together.

Bill that helps transition ADN nurses to employment moves forward

Union nurses with California Nurses Association celebrated the forward movement of a bill they sponsored that would diversify and expand the nursing profession as well as ensure communities across California have nurses to provide care through establishment of a state program to help new nurse graduates of Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) programs find jobs.

California Nurses Association
April 23, 2026

• CNA

Illustrated cover of Dirty Dozen report "Case File: Workplace Safety Investigation. Dirty Dozen. When companies put profit first, workers pay the price."

CommonSpirit Health named to ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of employers that put profits over safety

CommonSpirit Health has been named to the “Dirty Dozen 2026” list by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH). The annual list from NCOSH names 12 companies whose disturbing disregard for safety includes repeated and serious violations of workplace safety laws and a history of ignoring known hazards.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 22, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

Nurse speaking at podium with banner behind "Red Alert: Save Our Hospitals Tour"

Nurses put Oroville Hospital on ‘RED ALERT’ status

Oroville Hospital registered nurses, who are members of California Nurses Association and its parent union National Nurses United, will hold a rally and community event on Saturday, April 25 to demand long-term solutions to keep Oroville Hospital open and advance their Vision for a Healthy Society.

National Nurses United
April 22, 2026

• NNU

Group of nurses outside hospital, one holding sign "Let's bargain for a contract that puts safety first"

Wichita nurses announce plan to picket on May 1 for patient safety and safe staffing

Nurses at Ascension Via Christi St Francis and St Joseph in Wichita, Kan., gave notice to their employer on April 21 that they will hold an informational picket on May 1 to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care and safe staffing.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 22, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

UMC nurses on strike with picket sign that reads "Don't sideline nurses."

New Orleans nurses announce five-day strike against LCMC’s bad faith bargaining

Nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans (UMCNO) in Louisiana today gave notice to their employer, LCMC Health, that they will hold an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike for five days starting May 1, 2026. This notice follows a ULP charge against UMCNO filed with the National Labor Relations Board on Monday, April 20, charging the hospital’s management has spent more than two years intentionally dragging out and frustrating negotiations through bad-faith bargaining.

National Nurses Organizing Committee
April 21, 2026