California Nurses Association

When the G.O.P. Medicaid Cuts Arrive, These Hospitals Will Be Hit Hardest

When Republican's Medicaid cuts go into effect, hospitals across the country risk shutting down. And these closures don’t always happen in rural areas like you might think. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/upshot/urban-hospitals-medicaid-cuts.html

When our rights are under attack, what do we do? Union nurses stand up and fight back! ✊

Group of nine UC nurses in red scrubs standing in front of a red background, with text above reading 'UC Nurses Ratify New Contract!' and California Nurses Association logo at the bottom.

Congratulations to the 25K UC nurses who ratified a new contract with important patient protections, like curbing the rampant misuse of floating and ensuring safeguards on A.I. 🎉

This new contract will ensure we are given the resources to care for our patients & ourselves!

Kaiser nurses protest statewide Over the past few months, nurses at Kaiser Permanente facilities across California have been speaking out about the rollback of gender-affirming care, layoffs in outpatient clinics, wage theft, and th...

Kaiser nurses spent the last few months flexing their patient advocacy muscles! 💪 https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/article/kaiser-nurses-protest-statewide

USC nurses to hold informational picket for patient safety in Los Angeles Registered nurses at University of Southern California (USC) Keck Medicine and USC Norris Cancer Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, Nov. 25, to highlight their patient safety concerns, including short-staffing...

RNs at USC Keck and Norris are holding an info picket next Tuesday for patient safety. We missed thousands of meal and rest breaks last year because of USC's unsafe staffing.

Enough is enough! https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/usc-nurses-to-hold-informational-picket-for-patient-safety

Obamacare enrollee sees premium spike over 300% as sign-up period begins: 'This will devastate us' Millions across the country will discover just how much their plans will cost when open enrollment for Affordable Care Act insurance plans begins on Nov. 1.

Are Republicans and Trump proud of making people cry when they see devastating increases in their health care costs for next year? And all for what — so our federal government could give tax breaks to corporations and billionaires? Shameful! https://bit.ly/4plzUXu

NNU demands House stand up for workers and call a vote on the Protect America's Workforce Act National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, provided this statement as the Protect America's Workforce Act discharge petition reached an important milestone, with 218 congressional signatures in the U.S. House of Representat...

Yesterday, the Protect America’s Workforce Act discharge petition reached 218 congressional signatures in the House, allowing it to move quickly to a vote on the House floor.

Now, we need the House to stand up for workers and call a vote on it! https://bit.ly/3XnsXJz

Poster featuring a person raising a fist, with text reading "Court blocks Trump's attempt to gain leverage and political control of UC" and "25,000 UC Nurses Ready to Fight". Includes California Nurses Association logo.

Group of UC nurses celebrating a tentative agreement with the California Nurses Association, holding a banner and smiling.

University of California nurses had a BIG weekend! Give it up for the 25,000 UC nurses across our state. ✊💪

CalCare poster stating that 40% of people in the U.S. are concerned about being able to pay for the health care or medications they need. The poster has a red background with a logo on top and icons representing people.

This should be a wake-up call for our elected officials — more and more people cannot afford health care. Especially as premiums have skyrocketed for next year.

Nurses have a solution: #CalCare

WE WON!!!

The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.

Read the order here:

This Calif. couple is a facing an 800% hike in health care costs Democrats are fighting to maintain healthcare subsidies to keep costs down.

This retired California couple is looking at a 800% increase in their health care costs! If we had a single-payer health care system that wasn't tied to employment, this wouldn't be an issue.

More than ever, we need #CalCare. https://bit.ly/4oCPcXC

A group of nurses celebrating outside at night, holding a banner that reads "Sutter Davis Nurses Ratify First-Ever Contract!" along with logos of California Nurses Association and National Nurses Organizing Committee.

Give it up for the mighty, mighty nurses at Sutter Davis who fought hard and just won their first-ever contract!

This is a massive victory for nurses and for our patients! 🎉

San Francisco is a sanctuary city and nurses will fight to keep it that way! ICE out of our communities! ✊

Promotional poster by National Nurses United with the text 'Nurses Honor All Who've Served' on a red and blue striped background.

Nurses who care for veterans have a simple message this Veterans Day: We need full collective bargaining rights to advocate freely for our patients and provide the best care possible at the VA! It's what our veterans deserve. 🇺🇸

Trump thinks he can bully UC Health into stopping gender-affirming care and allowing ICE raids, but nurses refuse to stand by as he threatens care for our patients and tries to make our hospitals unsafe!

There is no #NursingShortage! Licensed nurses won’t stay silent while hospital bosses gamble with patients' lives for profit.

University of California RNs announce sympathy strike University of California (UC) registered nurses will walk the picket lines Monday, Nov. 17 and Tuesday, Nov. 18 in a sympathy strike with members of AFSCME 3299 and UPTE-CWA.

UC nurses are joining our union siblings at @afscme3299.bsky.social and @uptecwa.bsky.social for a sympathy strike on Nov. 17 & 18.

We stand united against UC's attempts to cut corners and deprive our coworkers of fair contracts. If you take on one of us, you take on all of us!

Two nurses holding protest signs at an outdoor event. The signs read "Working Class Not Billionaires" and "Democracy is NOT for Sale." They are smiling and dressed red scrub tops.

A group of people holding signs at a rally advocating for health care funding and against budget cuts, with placards featuring messages directed at Congressman Valadao. They appear determined and are standing outdoors on a sunny day.

Group of nurses in red shirts holding signs at a protest, with one person speaking into a microphone. Signs include messages like "Fund Care Not Billionaires" and "Safe Staffing Saves Lives."

Nurses in Bakersfield and San Diego took action outside our representatives' offices to protest SNAP cuts, skyrocketing health care premiums, and tax breaks for billionaires.

Our message? It's time to pass a clean resolution bill that funds health care for working class people.

Group of joyful individuals in red shirts labeled 'Nurses for Democracy' celebrating the passing of Prop 50, with 'VICTORY!' text and the California Nurses Association logo at the bottom.

Proposition 50 passes! 🎉 This is an incredible victory to protect democracy and combat Trump’s congressional power grab.

Nurses and other volunteers knocked on 17,000 doors and made almost 400,000 calls urging voters to say #YesOnProp50. THIS is the power of patient advocacy!

It's Election Day! 🗳️ Nurses urge you to vote #YesOnProp50 — it's our chance to stand up for patients, communities, and workers under attack.

Find and visit your closest polling location before 8 p.m. TODAY: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place

Only two days remain to vote #YesOnProp50!

Join nurses and find the easiest way to vote near you: https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/

It’s the final weekend before Election Day! Nurses are out in San Jose today urging voters to say #YesOnProp50 for our patients, for our communities, and for all working class people!

⏰ The countdown is on! Only 2 days left to turn in your ballot, California — let’s get it done!

From gutting Medicaid to failing to pass a budget bill that ensures our health care costs don’t skyrocket, Trump and Republicans continue to attack our patients.

Nurses are voting #YesOn50 to fight back and speak up for Black, Brown, and working class people across this country.

Federal healthcare cuts could affect coverage for millions of Californians, state officials say Top California health officials warn that federal cuts will be a devastating blow to public health, even as the state seeks to mitigate the damage.

From rising premiums and cuts to Medi-Cal to expiring SNAP funds, we're facing a public health emergency. Republicans are prioritizing corporate tax cuts over struggling families. Congress must vote to restore health care funding & reopen the government. https://lat.ms/4oJCpCz

Nurses support Proposition 50 because it fights back against Trump’s power grab and levels the playing field.

We're five days out from election day, make sure to get your ballots in and vote #YesOn50!

Attention California voters! Prop 50 is on your ballot this November 4.

Trump's cuts to Medicaid have our communities paying the price. We must fight back and protect health care. Vote #YesOnProp50!

We’re not buying Tenet’s excuses for short-staffing our units. We know why they’re doing it: to make more money. Tenet is a multibillion dollar company that made more than $4BN in profits last year.

Nurses are on strike with a clear message: It’s time to put #PatientsOverProfits

It’s a beautiful day for an #RNStrike for safe staffing and patient care! ☀️

Tenet makes billions. We know they have the resources to do the right thing, and union nurses across California won’t back down until they put patient care over profits.

For too many nurses at USC Keck, taking a break to eat, use the bathroom, or just have a breather during our 12-hour shifts is impossible.

Nurses are on the strike line today bright and early to say ENOUGH! Nurses and our patients deserve #SafeStaffing.