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Graphic "Transgender Right Are Human Rights"

NNU condemns Supreme Court’s decision on transgender care for minors

National Nurses United today condemned the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Tennessee’s 2023 law restricting minors’ access to gender transition care.

National Nurses United
June 18, 2025

• NNU

AHLM nurses picket holding signs with fists raised.

Adventist Health Lodi Memorial nurses ratify first union contract

Registered nurses at Adventist Health Lodi Memorial (AHLM) in Lodi, California, voted to ratify a four-year contract on June 4. AHLM registered nurses are celebrating their victory on key demands related to patient safety and nurse retention.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 17, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

Hand holding sign "Protect Federal Workers, Protect VA Nurses"

Federal court to hear arguments in lawsuit brought by federal workers’ unions alleging retaliation and union busting

Labor unions will present their argument for a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on June 18.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 16, 2025

• NNU, • NNOC, • Veterans Affairs

Nurses on picket line outside of hospital

Long Beach nurses to hold informational picket and candlelight vigil for patient safety

Registered nurses at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital in Long Beach, Calif., will hold an informational picket to highlight their patient safety concerns stemming from the layoff of dozens of nurses and health care workers.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 13, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

Nurses stand on D.C. Capitol steps with Senator Padilla

Nation’s largest nurses union condemns treatment of U.S. Senator seeking accountability from DHS Secretary

National Nurses United denounces the forceful removal and detention of U.S. Senator Alex Padilla from a press conference held by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in a federal building in Los Angeles.

National Nurses United
June 12, 2025

• NNU

Adelita Grijalva

Union nurses endorse Adelita Grijalva for Congress

National Nurses United today announced it has endorsed Adelita Grijalva in a special election to represent Arizona’s 7th Congressional District. 

National Nurses United
June 11, 2025

• NNU

UC nurses rally holding signs

UC nurses kick off contract negotiations with statewide rallies

Registered nurses working at University of California medical centers will hold rallies across the state on Tuesday, June 10 to mark the start of their contract negotiations. Nurses’ primary priority, across medical centers statewide, is reversing and halting the UC management’s growing practice of short-staffing its facilities, cutting back on resources, and forcing their hardworking, overstretched providers to do more work with less support.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 8, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

NNU web header

Largest nurses union condemns immigration raids and joins labor in demanding release of SEIU California President David Huerta

National Nurses United today condemned the chaos and fear spread by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in immigration raids across Los Angeles and joined labor groups in demanding the immediate release of SEIU California President David Huerta, who was hurt and detained by ICE while exercising his First Amendment rights to observe and document law enforcement action.

National Nurses United
June 6, 2025

• NNU

Dignity nurses holding signs that say "Nurses bargain for RN dignity."

More than 13,500 nurses ratify four-year contract with CommonSpirit/Dignity Health

Registered nurses at CommonSpirit/Dignity Health facilities in California and Nevada voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract. The fair and equitable agreement recognizes the hard work, dedication, and essential contributions of nurses represented by CNA/NNOC. Voting concluded on June 5.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
June 6, 2025

• CNA, • NNOC

Nurses in front of California state capitol building holding banners and signs: "Insist on an RN"

Nurses celebrate California Senate’s passage of S.B. 632 to protect frontline nurses and other health care workers

Nurses across the Golden State applaud the California State Senate for voting in favor of a Senate bill which would ensure that nurses and other health care workers are presumptively eligible for workers’ compensation for a variety of injuries and illnesses.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 6, 2025

• CNA