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Three nurses smiling and holding ballot box

Longmont United nurses ratify their first union contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at CommonSpirit Longmont United Hospital (LUH) in Longmont, Colo., made history today by voting overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention. This is the first union contract for the nurses at LUH and the first private-sector contract for RNs in the state of Colorado.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 9, 2025

• NNOC, • NNU

Four nurses inside hospital standing side-by-side

Houlton Regional Hospital nurses at town hall meeting: Planned closure of labor and delivery unit must be stopped

Nurses from Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum unit at Houlton Regional Hospital held a town hall meeting to address news that their hospital’s administration plans to permanently close their department and what it will mean for patients seeking obstetrics care in their region. The event was held at the Millar Civic Center in Houlton and was attended by over 200 community supporters.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
April 9, 2025

• MSNA, • NNOC, • NNU

Large group of nurses with Sen. Arreguín inside, smiling, raised fists

Nurses celebrate vote to advance S.B. 632 to protect frontline nurses and other health care workers

Nurses across California applaud the vote by the Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee to advance S.B. 632. If passed, this bill would ensure that nurses and other health care workers are automatically eligible for workers’ compensation for a variety of injuries and illnesses. Amidst a staffing crisis in the nursing profession, this legislation would help increase the retention of skilled nurses in California hospitals.

California Nurses Association
April 9, 2025

• CNA

Group of nurses smiling, with raised fists, holding banner "National Nurses Organizing Committee - Our Patiens, Our Union, Our Voice""

UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, Illinois voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract on Monday, April 7, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention. Ingalls RNs have been fighting for a strong contract since December 2024.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU)
April 8, 2025

• NNU, • NNOC

Four nurses inside hospital standing side-by-side

Houlton Regional Hospital nurses holding town hall meeting on planned closure of labor and delivery unit

Responding to the news that Houlton Regional Hospital (HRH) plans to close its Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum (LDRP) department, HRH nurses will hold a town hall meeting Wednesday, April 9. Nurses were informed of the planned closure last week and say it is a disastrous decision for patients across their region, who could face much longer travel times to seek labor and delivery care.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
April 8, 2025

• MSNA, • NNOC, • NNU

Nurses holding signs "Staff Up for Safe Patient Care"

NYC nurses demand an end to VA staffing cuts

Registered nurses from the Margaret Cochran Corbin VA Campus (formerly Manhattan VA Medical Center) will hold a rally on Wed., April 9, to demand an end to staffing cuts and attacks on federal workers’ union rights.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 7, 2025

• Veterans Affairs, • NNOC, • NNU

Nurses in front of capitol holding banner "The National Voice for Direct-Care RNs"

Unions Sue Trump Administration Over Move to Bust Federal Employee Unions

Labor unions representing federal government workers across the country are suing the Trump administration over the president’s attempt to override the law through executive order and strip more than one million federal government employees of their union rights.

National Nurses United
April 4, 2025

Illustrated graphic of nurses with megaphone and reads "HANDS OFF Nurse Advocacy"

SATURDAY: Union nurses joining “Hands Off!” protests

RNs from National Nurses United will join protests on Saturday, April 5, to add their voices to the choir calling for “Hands Off!” as part of a mass mobilization against current administration policies. Union nurses condemn ongoing attacks on vital health care services, workers’ protections and rights, and the very concept of a society where people care for each other.

National Nurses United
April 4, 2025

San Leandro Hospital nurses picket in front of the hospital

San Leandro and Alameda Hospital nurses ratify historic new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at San Leandro and Alameda Hospital voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new five-year contract that will improve patient safety and nurse retention. San Leandro RNs ratified the contract on Tuesday, April 1 and Alameda RNs ratified the contract on Wednesday, April 2. The RNs at both hospitals are now under one agreement.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU)
April 3, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

Nurses in front of capitol holding banner "The National Voice for Direct-Care RNs"

NNU statement on NIOSH layoffs

NNU provided the following statement in response to planned mass layoffs at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), one of the most important parts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): "Registered nurses continue to be outraged by the current administration's intentional destruction of critical public health care staffing, resources, and infrastructure...

National Nurses United
April 2, 2025