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Two nurse leaders posing, smiling with Tom Steyer

Union nurses, Tom Steyer united for bold, structural change in California

California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer and California Nurses Association (CNA), will hold a press conference in Oakland, Calif. on Tuesday, May 5. Speakers from the elected leadership of CNA will outline why Steyer is registered nurses’ top choice to lead the state in progressive reform, as well as  the nurses’ “get out the vote” mobilization of its 125,000 members.

California Nurses Association
May 1, 2026

• CNA

Hand holding sign '"Nurses Say Purge Palantir"

Registered nurses, allies to demand Maine Health cancel contract with Palantir Technologies

Maine Medical Center registered nurses will hold a press conference on Friday, May 1 in Portland to demand Maine Health cancel its contract with Palantir Technologies. Joined by their allies in the Purge Palantir campaign, nurses will detail why leaders of Maine’s public institutions and health care organizations should refuse collaborations with the surveillance software giant.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
April 30, 2026

• MSNA, • NNOC, • NNU

Nurses holding signs "Don't burn the burn unit" and "Burns need care too"

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital nurses, community members intensify pressure on hospital to keep burn unit open

Registered nurses, community members, labor advocates, and local supporters will hold a press conference on Friday, May 1 outside Bakersfield Memorial Hospital to demand hospital leadership reverse plans to close the hospital’s burn unit.

California Nurses Association
April 29, 2026

• CNA

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

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

Nurses at Ascension Via Christi St Francis and St Joseph in Wichita, Kan., 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 29, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

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

UCSF nurses to hold rally for safe patient care at Birth Center at Mission Bay

Registered nurses at UCSF Mission Bay in San Francisco, Calif., will hold a rally on Friday, May 1, to highlight patient safety concerns in the UCSF Birth Center. Nurses say they are deeply concerned about patient safety due to a revolving door of management, coupled with chronic and severe understaffing.

California Nurses Association
April 28, 2026

• CNA

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