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Watsonville nurse, staff, community, holding sign "Some cuts don't heal"

Watsonville Community Hospital nurses rally to save NICU

Nurses at Watsonville Community Hospital (WCH) in Watsonville, California, will hold a rally on Monday, Aug. 31, to protest the Watsonville Community Hospital Administration and Pajaro Valley Health Care District Board of Supervisor’s closure of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) services.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
August 28, 2026

Group of nurses outside, with raised fists, holding banner "Kaiser! Trust Nurses, Not A.I."

Kaiser nurses to hold informational pickets at 22 California hospitals

Nurses at Kaiser Permanente facilities across the state of California will hold informational pickets on Sept. 1 to protest the Kaiser management’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about safe staffing and AI protections.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
August 28, 2026

• CNA, • NNU

Marching folks with signs 'Palantir OUT!' and 'Patients over Palantir!"

Nurses hold nationwide civil disobedience actions to demand ‘Palantir Out!’

Hundreds of registered nurses – joined by patients and community allies – mobilized to demand hospitals and elected officials immediately cut ties with artificial intelligence giant Palantir. The nurses stopped traffic in an act of civil disobedience in eight cities: Palo Alto, Calif.; Los Angeles, Calif.; Chicago, Ill.; Washington, D.C.; Portland, Maine; Asheville, N.C.; Austin, Texas; and New Orleans, La.

National Nurses United
August 27, 2026

Nurses holding press conference in front of hospital, holding signs "Palantir Out!"

NNU nurses to participate in nationwide protests against Palantir

On Thursday, Aug. 27, registered nurses – joined by patients and community allies  – will be mobilizing nationwide to demand hospitals and elected officials immediately cut ties with the artificial intelligence giant Palantir. The nurses belong to National Nurses United, which has opposed Palantir’s growth as a dangerous threat to democracy and human rights.

National Nurses United
August 24, 2026

• NNU

Group of sixe nurses inside hospital, side-by-side, smiling, holding signs "Union Nurse Power"

Stockton nurses to rally for patient safety, condemn layoffs proposed by CommonSpirit

Registered nurses at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton, Calif., will hold a rally and press conference on Wednesday, Aug. 26, to condemn proposed layoffs of critical support staff.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
August 24, 2026

• CNA, • NNU

Four nurses, outside, smiling, side-by-side, holding signs "Recruit, Retain, Respect RNs"

Prime nurses in three states give notice for one-day strikes, Prime RNs file petition for union elections

Nurses at West Anaheim Medical Center in Anaheim, Calif.; Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Reno, N.V.; Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago, Ill.; and nurses and health care workers at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding, Calif. gave notice to their employer Prime Healthcare that they will hold one-day strikes from Sept. 3 to Sept. 4 to protest the administration’s refusal to address deep concerns about patient care and safe staffing.

National Nurses United/National Nurses Organizing Committee/California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union
August 24, 2026

• NNU, • NNOC, • CNA, • CHEU

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

Glendale nurses to hold informational picket for patient safety and to protest layoffs of support staff

Registered nurses at Glendale Memorial Hospital in Glendale, Calif. will hold an informational picket on Monday, Aug. 24, to condemn the layoffs of critical support staff, which will jeopardize patient care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
August 21, 2026

• CNA, • NNU

Nurses on picket line, smiling

Contra Costa County nurses overwhelmingly ratify new three-year contract

Registered nurses with Contra Costa County Health Services voted 95 percent in favor of ratifying a new contract, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

California Nurses Association
August 20, 2026

• CNA

Group of nurses inside, smiling, holding banner "Ventura County Nurses: Union Strong"

Ventura County nurses and health care professionals to hold speak out to save Santa Paula Hospital

Registered nurses and healthcare professionals at Santa Paula Hospital in Santa Paula, Calif. and Ventura County Medical Center (VCMC) in Ventura, Calif., will hold a speak out at Ventura County's Board of Supervisors hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 18, to protest changes in services and possible closure.

California Nurses Association
August 17, 2026

• CNA

Large group of Maine nurses demanding justice for Debora

Debora Kapisha, RN, freed from ICE custody, returns home

Debora Kapisha, the registered nurse detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently at Portland International Jetport, has been released from ICE custody and is on her way home to Maine. Kapisha, a medical-surgical nurse at Maine Medical Center in Portland, is a member of Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee an affiliate of National Nurses United, the country’s largest nurses union.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
August 6, 2026

• MSNA, • NNOC