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Demonstrators holding signs that read "Protect federal workers, protect VA nurses."

Victory for working people as judge blocks Trump’s efforts to bust federal employee unions

A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction after ruling that the Trump administration likely violated the law by stripping nearly a million federal government employees of their union rights.

National Nurses United
June 25, 2025

• NNU

Nurses in front of U.S. Capitol holding banner "Strong Union, Nurses, Veterans"

Jesse Brown VA nurses to speak out against scheduling changes that will negatively impact veteran care

Registered nurses at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, Ill., will hold a rally on Friday, June 27, to highlight patient safety concerns caused by the facility’s plans to change RNs’ schedules, making it more difficult to retain and recruit nurses.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 25, 2025

• NNU, • NNOC, • Veterans Affairs

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

Adventist Health Central Coast nurses to hold informational pickets for patient care and nurse retention

Nurses at two Adventist Health Central Coast hospitals will hold informational pickets tomorrow, Tuesday, June 24, to protest Adventist’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about safe staffing and patient care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 23, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

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