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Six nurses outside hospital, smiling

Registered nurses at St. Joseph Health in Brazos Valley, Texas vote decisively to join National Nurses Organizing Committee / National Nurses United

Nurses at the 316-bed facility say they voted to join the union because it is critical that nurses have a say in making decisions in patient care, staffing, and to help recruit and retain experienced nurses, which leads to improved patient care.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
December 10, 2025

• NNOC, • NNU

Large group of nurses outside CA capitol building, CNA/NNU logo

MarinHealth Medical Center nurses to hold informational picket for patient safety

Registered nurses at MarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Friday, Dec. 12, to protest the hospital’s refusal to address nurses’ concerns about staff retention and patient safety in ongoing contract negotiations.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
December 10, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

Large group of nurses outside capitol building, NNU logo

National Nurses United denounces VA’s collection of data targeting immigrants

National Nurses United is outraged that the VA is working to implement this administration’s cruel xenophobic anti-immigrant agenda that will lead to the persecution, intimidation, and discrimination of employees, volunteers, and trainees whose work is critical to the care and treatment of veterans.

National Nurses United
December 4, 2025

• NNU, • Veterans Affairs

Four nurses outside holding banner "Vote YES to Fund Care"

Union nurses protested in D.C., demanding: “Don’t let billionaires hog our health care!”

Nurses represented by National Nurses United were joined by allies including members of Congress for a protest at Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Dec. 3. Following a rally with speakers, nurses and allies marched through Lafayette Park to demand funding for health care for their patients.

National Nurses United
December 3, 2025

• NNU

Nurses marching with banner "Fund Care NOT Billionaires"

Union nurses to protest at Lafayette Square, demanding: “Don’t let billionaires hog our health care!”

Nurses represented by National Nurses United will be joined by allies including members of Congress for a protest at Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Dec. 3. After a rally with speakers, nurses and allies will march to the side of the White House where President Donald Trump’s new ballroom is being constructed.

National Nurses United
December 1, 2025

• NNU

California Nurses Association logo

Santa Monica nurses to hold an informational picket to demand safe patient care

Registered nurses at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, Dec. 2, to protest the administration’s refusal to address nurses’ concerns during recent contract negotiations.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
November 26, 2025

• CNA

National Nurses United logo

National Nurses United condemns Trump plan on nurses’ professional degrees

National Nurses United, the country’s largest union of registered nurses, condemns the Trump administration’s proposed plan to exclude graduate nursing students from professional loans, which have higher limits than those for other graduate students. This is an attack on the nursing profession.

National Nurses United
November 26, 2025

• NNU

Group of nurses holding signs "Our Patients, Our Union, Our Rights"

UC registered nurses ratify contract

Registered nurses ratified a new four-year contract, with voting concluding Saturday, Nov. 22, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United. The contract includes protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention and no takeaways.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
November 22, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

AVMC nurses with "Union Strong!" banner in front of facility

Antelope Valley nurses to protest staffing crisis and union busting

Registered nurses at Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster, California, will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, November 25, to protest management’s creation of a staffing crisis and racially-motivated retaliation against Latine nurses for their patient advocacy. The nurses are represented by California Nurses Association/National Nurses United.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
November 21, 2025

• CNA

Nurses on strike line outside hospital

USC nurses to hold informational picket for patient safety in Los Angeles

Registered nurses at University of Southern California (USC) Keck Medicine and USC Norris Cancer Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, Nov. 25, to highlight their patient safety concerns, including short-staffing, break relief, and safe working conditions.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
November 21, 2025

• CNA, • NNU