Press releases

Port Charlotte nurses to hold protest for patient safety following patient deaths

Registered nurses at HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte, Fla., will hold a protest on Friday, April 3, 2026, to highlight patient safety concerns at the hospital. Nurses say multiple recent patient deaths have been caused by short staffing and other harmful practices by HCA, the hospital’s owner.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

April 1, 2026

Nurses condemn the Supreme Court’s decision against Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy

National Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses in the United States, today condemns the U.S. Supreme Court’s 8-1 decision against Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQIA+ youth, ruling in favor of a conservative Christian therapist.

National Nurses United

March 31, 2026

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Nurses to hold vigil today following deadly shooting at VA clinic in Georgia

Registered nurses at Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center in Decatur, Ga., will hold a vigil today following the deadly shooting earlier this month at a Georgia VA clinic that left a social worker and the suspected gunman, a VA patient, dead.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

March 31, 2026

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

March 24, 2026

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