Press releases

3,000 registered nurses from six California Tenet hospitals ratify new three-year contract

Registered nurses at six California Tenet facilities voted overwhelmingly, with 93 percent in favor, to ratify a new three-year contract.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

March 27, 2026

• CNA

CNA nurses demand UCI Health-Fountain Valley reopen pediatric units that serve hundreds of children annually

Registered nurses at UCI Health-Fountain Valley in Fountain Valley, Calif., are demanding that management immediately reopen the pediatric department and pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), which were closed without warning on Monday, March 23.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

March 27, 2026

• CNA

National Nurses United endorses Matt Little for Minnesota’s 2nd District

National Nurses United announced its endorsement of Matt Little for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District. Throughout his decades of service as an elected official and attorney, Little has proven how to lead with care and compassion. He has consistently fought for the health care system we need and deserve – one that provides care free at the point of service, like Medicare for All.

National Nurses United

March 26, 2026

• NNU

National Nurses United endorses Wala Blegay for Maryland’s 5th District

National Nurses United announced its endorsement of Wala Blegay for Maryland’s 5th Congressional District. As an at-Large member of the Prince George’s County Council and a labor attorney, Wala has spent decades championing immigrant and workers’ rights, as well as guaranteed health care for everyone.

National Nurses United

March 25, 2026

• NNU

Union nurses nationwide joining March 28 No Kings protests

Nurses from the country’s largest nurses union, National Nurses United, will join rallies  across the United States as part of the March 28 No Kings protests. Nurses continue to condemn the Trump administration’s authoritarian politics and call for the abolition of ICE, an end to Trump’s war in Iran, and demand what’s collectively needed for a healthy future for our society.

National Nurses United

March 25, 2026

• NNU

Nurses, constituents demand Rep. Jacobs return donations from Palantir, ICE’s top tech contractor

Nurses and constituents will hold a press conference at the district office of U.S. Representative Sara Jacobs (D-51) to demand she stop taking future donations from Palantir Technologies, the tech company powering ICE surveillance, and its executives.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

March 24, 2026

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center nurses to hold press event for health care justice with Graham Platner

Nurses will hold a press conference in Bangor, Maine, with Graham Platner, candidate for U.S. Senate, on March 25. After eight months of bargaining, nurses at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine, will vote today on a tentative agreement that addresses health and safety concerns of patients and nurses. Nurses and Platner will celebrate the win and call for health care justice for all.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

March 24, 2026

• MSNA, • NNOC, • NNU

Nurses condemn the Epstein class’ war on women

Trump’s circle of wealthy and powerful associates, whom we’ll call the Epstein class, has throughout history likewise systematically harmed women and girls. Their abuse is compounded by Trump and his cabinet's blatant moves to conceal the evidence of the stories of many victims who were subject to unimaginable sexual abuse orchestrated by Epstein and his list of clients, including Trump himself.

National Nurses United

March 23, 2026

• NNU

National Nurses United endorses Analilia Mejia for New Jersey’s 11th District

National Nurses United announced its endorsement of Analilia Mejia for New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District. A proud grassroots organizer and advocate for working families, Analilia helped shape Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign and has long been at the forefront of the Progressive movement in New Jersey, fighting for workers and standing up to billionaires.

National Nurses United

March 23, 2026

• NNU

Northern Light EMMC nurses win tentative agreement in contract negotiations

After bargaining for eight months for improvements in health, safety, and economic language in their union contract, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) nurses have announced a final tentative agreement with their administration. The nurses’ strike, which had been scheduled for this coming Monday, is called off.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

March 21, 2026

• MSNA, • NNOC, • NNU