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Three nurses picketing outside hospital holding signs calling for better working conditions

Wichita nurses prepared for one-day strike for patient and staff safety

Nurses at two Ascension hospitals in Wichita, Kan., are moving forward with their one-day strike on July 6 to protest hospital management’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about safety at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis and Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph hospitals.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
July 3, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

Nurses on picket line

Baltimore nurses to hold one-day strike for patient safety and staff retention

Registered nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Md., will hold a one-day strike on Monday, July 6, to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient safety and staff retention. The nurses will be joined by U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume at their morning rally.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
July 2, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

Large group of nurses outside, picketing, with signs "Union nurses build healthy communities"

Registered nurses at Dominican Hospital to protest proposed staffing cuts that jeopardize patient safety

Registered nurses at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, June 30, to alert the community about CommonSpirit Health’s (CommonSpirit) proposed staffing cuts that jeopardize patient safety and undermine quality care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 26, 2026

• CNA, • NNU

Group of eight nurses inside hospital, side-by-side, in blue scrubs

Los Angeles nurses to hold an informational picket for patient safety and protest imminent closure of pediatric unit

Registered nurses at California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Monday, June 29, to protest the administration’s decision to lay off essential unit support staff throughout the facility and to close the pediatric unit.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 26, 2026

• NNU, • CNA

Five nurses outside hospital. One holds sign "Let's bargain for a contract that is putting SAFETY FIRST for all"

Wichita nurses to hold one-day strike for patient and staff safety

Nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis and St. Joseph hospitals in Wichita, Kan., will hold a one-day strike on July 6 to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ well-documented concerns about patient safety and workplace violence protection as part of contract negotiations.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 26, 2026

• NNOC, • NNU

Nurses in front of capitol holding NNU banner.

NNU condemns Supreme Court decisions on temporary protected status, asylum

National Nurses United today condemns the devastating rulings by the Supreme Court of the United States that advance President Trump’s fascist immigration agenda. Two cruel and callous decisions ended Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians and removed protections for asylum seekers.

National Nurses United
June 25, 2026

• NNU

Nurse outside hospital holding sign "St. Agnes RNs ON STRIKE"

Baltimore nurses announce one-day strike for patient and staff retention

Registered nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Md., gave notice today to their employer that they will hold a strike for one day on Monday, July 6, to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient safety and staff retention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 25, 2026

• NNU, • NNOC

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

St. Rose Hospital nurses plan informational picket to demand fair contract

Nurses at St. Rose Hospital in Hayward, Calif., will hold an informational picket to demonstrate mounting opposition among staff and community to stalling in contract negotiations with Alameda Health System. Nurses and patients are particularly outraged about St. Rose management attempting to sub-contract out of the fifth floor at the hospital to Stanford Medicine, potentially creating two tiers of health care for patients in Hayward.

California Nurses Association
June 23, 2026

• CNA

Nurses on picket line hold signs "Recruit, Retain, Respect RNs"

Contra Costa County nurses to hold informational picket to preserve patient services and nurse retention

Registered nurses with Contra Costa Health and Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, in Martinez, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Thursday, June 25, to protest the county’s failure to commit to preserving patient care and nursing staff, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) today.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 23, 2026

• CNA, • NNU

Nurses in front of capitol holding NNU banner.

Nation’s largest union of registered nurses joins U.S. representatives to call for end to blockade of Cuba

NNU and U.S. Representative Delia Ramirez will hold a press conference in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, June 30 to demand an end to the Trump administration’s blockade of oil supplies entering Cuba. Union nurses will be joined by Global Health Partners, which is working to supply the island nation with critical medical equipment and medicine, as fuel shortages enter its fourth month and the humanitarian crisis escalates.

National Nurses United
June 23, 2026