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Nurse on picket line outside hospital holding signs "Prime RNs United for our Patients"

Nurses demand immediate reinstatement of colleagues unlawfully suspended by Prime Healthcare for speaking up for patients at two of its Chicago hospitals

In gross violation of national labor laws, Prime Healthcare over the past week has retaliated against registered nurses for speaking up and fighting for their patients at two of its Chicago-area hospitals, suspending six nurses at Olympia Fields Hospital in Olympia Fields, Ill. and one nurse at Saint Francis Hospital in Chicago, Ill.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 2, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

Nurses on picket line

Nurses fight back against Prime Healthcare’s egregious union busting, unsafe staffing in four states

Nurses at West Anaheim Medical Center in Anaheim, Calif.; Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Reno, N.V.; Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago, Ill.; and nurses and health care workers at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding, Calif. will hold one-day strikes starting Thursday morning, Sept. 3, to protest the administration’s refusal to address deep concerns about patient care and safe staffing

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 2, 2026

• NNOC, • CNA, • NNU

Watsonville nurse, staff, community, holding sign "Some cuts don't heal"

Watsonville Community Hospital nurses rally to save NICU

Nurses at Watsonville Community Hospital (WCH) in Watsonville, California, will hold a rally on Monday, Aug. 31, to protest the Watsonville Community Hospital Administration and Pajaro Valley Health Care District Board of Supervisor’s closure of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) services.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
August 28, 2026

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

Kaiser nurses to hold informational pickets at 22 California hospitals

Nurses at Kaiser Permanente facilities across the state of California will hold informational pickets on Sept. 1 to protest the Kaiser management’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about safe staffing and AI protections.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
August 28, 2026

• CNA, • NNU

Marching folks with signs 'Palantir OUT!' and 'Patients over Palantir!"

Nurses hold nationwide civil disobedience actions to demand ‘Palantir Out!’

Hundreds of registered nurses – joined by patients and community allies – mobilized to demand hospitals and elected officials immediately cut ties with artificial intelligence giant Palantir. The nurses stopped traffic in an act of civil disobedience in eight cities: Palo Alto, Calif.; Los Angeles, Calif.; Chicago, Ill.; Washington, D.C.; Portland, Maine; Asheville, N.C.; Austin, Texas; and New Orleans, La.

National Nurses United
August 27, 2026

Nurses holding press conference in front of hospital, holding signs "Palantir Out!"

NNU nurses to participate in nationwide protests against Palantir

On Thursday, Aug. 27, registered nurses – joined by patients and community allies  – will be mobilizing nationwide to demand hospitals and elected officials immediately cut ties with the artificial intelligence giant Palantir. The nurses belong to National Nurses United, which has opposed Palantir’s growth as a dangerous threat to democracy and human rights.

National Nurses United
August 24, 2026

• NNU

Group of sixe nurses inside hospital, side-by-side, smiling, holding signs "Union Nurse Power"

Stockton nurses to rally for patient safety, condemn layoffs proposed by CommonSpirit

Registered nurses at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton, Calif., will hold a rally and press conference on Wednesday, Aug. 26, to condemn proposed layoffs of critical support staff.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
August 24, 2026

• CNA, • NNU

Four nurses, outside, smiling, side-by-side, holding signs "Recruit, Retain, Respect RNs"

Prime nurses in three states give notice for one-day strikes, Prime RNs file petition for union elections

Nurses at West Anaheim Medical Center in Anaheim, Calif.; Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Reno, N.V.; Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago, Ill.; and nurses and health care workers at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding, Calif. gave notice to their employer Prime Healthcare that they will hold one-day strikes from Sept. 3 to Sept. 4 to protest the administration’s refusal to address deep concerns about patient care and safe staffing.

National Nurses United/National Nurses Organizing Committee/California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union
August 24, 2026

• NNU, • NNOC, • CNA, • CHEU

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

Glendale nurses to hold informational picket for patient safety and to protest layoffs of support staff

Registered nurses at Glendale Memorial Hospital in Glendale, Calif. will hold an informational picket on Monday, Aug. 24, to condemn the layoffs of critical support staff, which will jeopardize patient care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
August 21, 2026

• CNA, • NNU

Nurses on picket line, smiling

Contra Costa County nurses overwhelmingly ratify new three-year contract

Registered nurses with Contra Costa County Health Services voted 95 percent in favor of ratifying a new contract, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

California Nurses Association
August 20, 2026

• CNA