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Shasta Regional Medical Center nurses, health care workers to hold vigil for patient safety

Registered nurses and health care workers at Shasta Regional Medical Center (SRMC) in Redding, California, will hold a vigil on Wednesday, October 1, to highlight a slew of patient safety concerns, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) today.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
September 30, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

Large group of nurses outside Capitol building in Washington, D.C., National Nurses United logo

Nurses denounce killing of Palestinian Nursing Association leader

National Nurses United today condemned Israeli forces’ recent killing of Dr. Mohammed Akram Al-Kafarneh, head of the Palestinian Nursing Association in the Gaza Strip and chief nursing supervisor at Kamal Adwan Medical Complex.

National Nurses United
September 29, 2025

• NNU

Asheville nurses hold signs that read "Staffing Emergency"

Nurses sounding alarms on Mission Hospital patients being impacted by Medicaid cuts starting October 1 in North Carolina

Registered nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, will hold a rally on Tuesday, September 30, to literally sound the alarm on the hospital’s poor performance in staffing, health and safety, recruitment and retention, and meal and rest breaks.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 29, 2025

• NNOC

Congressional candidate Robert Peters speaks with microphone

National Nurses United endorses Robert Peters for Congress

National Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members, today announced its endorsement of Robert Peters for Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District.

National Nurses United
September 29, 2025

• NNU

Congressional candidate Christian Menefee outside, smiling

National Nurses United endorses Christian Menefee for Congress

National Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members, today announced its endorsement of Christian Menefee in a special election to represent Texas’ 18th Congressional District.

National Nurses United
September 29, 2025

• NNU

Group of nurses outside, smiling, holding signs "Union Nurse Power"

Registered nurses at UC Davis to protest management’s refusal to address concerns about staffing and working conditions

Registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and certified registered nurse anesthetists with University of California, Davis, will hold a rally on Tuesday, Sept. 30, to protest the administration’s refusal to address nurses’ ongoing concerns about safe staffing and working conditions that jeopardize patient care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
September 28, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

Large group of nurses outside holding signs "Ready to Fight"

Registered nurses at UCLA to protest management’s refusal to address concerns about staffing and working conditions

Registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and certified registered nurse anesthetists with University of California, Los Angeles will hold a rally on Tuesday, Sept. 30, to protest the administration’s refusal to address nurses’ ongoing concerns about safe staffing and working conditions that jeopardize patient care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
September 28, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

Large group of nurses in front of capitol building in Sacramento, CNA and NNU logos

CNA joins lawsuit against Trump attacks on University of California

California Nurses Association filed a lawsuit on Sept. 16 with other labor unions who represent workers at University of California (UC) campuses, medical centers, and institutes, centers, and research laboratories to stop the Trump’s administration’s coercive attempts to remake the UC system in alignment with the president’s ideology.

California Nurses Association
September 22, 2025

• CNA

Large group of nurses in front of Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., smiling, with raised fists

Nurses decry CDC advisory panel’s weakened vaccine policies

National Nurses United decries the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for removing parental choice in MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella) vaccinations and changing Covid vaccine policy to an approach that can create barriers to access and undermine public health.

National Nurses United
September 22, 2025

• NNU

Five nurses standing with Governor Gavin Newsom

Union nurses celebrate governor’s signature on S.B. 81

California Nurses Association today celebrates the passage of Senate Bill 81, which now goes into immediate effect as law. Nurses say this critical new law is an essential check on the power of immigration authorities in health care settings.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
September 20, 2025

• CNA, • NNU