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Maine nurses holding signs "Nurses say Purge Palantir" and "Nurses say Abolish ICE"

MaineHealth management refuses to cut ties with Palantir

Maine Medical Center registered nurses and community allies will hold a press conference and rally on Thursday, July 23 in Portland to highlight their demand that MaineHealth cancel its contract with Palantir Technologies, a company that has helped enable increasingly deadly encounters with immigration officers, including, most recently, the murders of Johan Sebastian Durán Guerrero in Maine and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
July 21, 2026

Nurses rallying with banner "SSM Health: Invest in Patient Care!" and sign "Staff up for safe care!"

St. Louis nurses rally to demand Saint Louis University Hospital immediately reinstate unjustly terminated nurses

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (SLUH) in St. Louis, Mo., will hold a rally on Wednesday, July 22, to protest SSM Health’s termination of two highly skilled and dedicated nurses for participating in protected, concerted union activities.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
July 20, 2026

Large group of nurses in Washington D.C., holding signs "Medicare for All" and banner "Nurses for Democracy"

Congressional Progressive Caucus Shadow Hearing: July 22 at 8:30 a.m.

National Nurses United President Jamie Brown, RN, will testify at the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ (CPC) shadow hearing, “Universal Healthcare: Now is the Time for Medicare for All,” on Wednesday, July 22. NNU is the largest union of registered nurses, who see everyday how people cannot access or afford the health care they need when they need it.

National Nurses United
July 20, 2026

• NNU

Hand holding sign '"Nurses Say Purge Palantir"

Nurses, constituents demand Sen. Durbin return donations from Palantir, ICE’s top tech contractor

Nurses and constituents held a press conference and protest on Wednesday, July 15 at the Chicago residence of Senator Dick Durbin to demand he donate his financial contributions from Palantir Technologies, the tech company powering ICE surveillance, to immigrant rights groups.

National Nurses United
July 16, 2026

• NNU

Nurses outside holding signs calling a halt of burn unit closure

Bakersfield nurses to hold informational picket over proposed layoffs that jeopardize patient care

Registered nurses will hold an informational picket on Thursday, July 16 in Bakersfield, Calif., to protest proposed health care staffing reductions and service cuts at CommonSpirit Health’s Dignity Health Bakersfield Memorial Hospital and Dignity Health Mercy Hospitals that will jeopardize patient care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
July 14, 2026

• CNA, • NNU

Group of nurses outside, with raised fists, holding banner "Kaiser! Trust Nurses Not A.I."

Kaiser nurses protest CEO’s appearance at AHA Leadership Summit

Registered nurses from Kaiser Permanente facilities across California protested today outside the American Hospital Association (AHA) Leadership Summit in Denver, Colo., where Kaiser CEO Greg A. Adams is scheduled to speak this week.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
July 13, 2026

• CNA, • NNOC

Nurses marching with Abolish ICE banners and signs.

National Nurses United condemns ICE murder in Maine

National Nurses United (NNU) is today condemning the latest murder by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, this time in Biddeford, Maine. NNU maintains that the only way forward on this issue of fascist authoritarian violence targeting communities nationwide is the abolition of ICE. This latest horror comes just days after ICE’s murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas.

National Nurses United
July 13, 2026

• NNU

Group of nurses and physicians outside hospital holding banner "UCSF Workers Demand Safe Staffing"

San Francisco nurses, doctors to hold protest at UC regents meeting for patient safety

Registered nurses and resident physicians at University of California San Francisco will protest a UC Regents meeting on July 15 to highlight their patient safety concerns about boarding in the emergency department. Combined with existing unsafe staffing, the boarding has created unsafe conditions caused by providing patient care in waiting rooms and hallways.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
July 13, 2026

• NNU, • CNA

Large group of nurses outside CA State Capitol building, CNA and NNU logos

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

Registered nurses at Hemet Global Medical Center in Hemet, California, voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract on July 7, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
July 10, 2026

Nurses marching with Abolish ICE banners and signs.

National Nurses United condemns ICE murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

National Nurses United condemns the murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). NNU maintains that the only way forward on this issue of fascist authoritarian violence is the abolition of ICE.

National Nurses United
July 10, 2026