Original reporting on the things that move a nurse’s pay, license and workload — written and analysed by Jayson Minagawa, BSN, RN.
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NY S2278-A passed the Senate in March 2026 and is now in Assembly Health Committee. It would require a clinically active RN as a voting member of every hospital's governing board.
Read article →350 OPEIU Local 40 nurses at Henry Ford Rochester Hospital walked out June 9 over 8-12 patient assignments and returned June 14 without a ratified contract — the first strike in 110 years.
Read article →350 NNOC nurses at Saint Mary's Regional Reno picketed June 11 — Prime Healthcare fired two union leaders, 11 months of stalled contract talks. Part of coordinated June 11 actions at three Prime facilities.
Read article →House Appropriations advanced FY2027 LHHS-ED bill June 9 with amendment doubling NP/CRNA/DNP loan caps from $20,500 to $50K/yr before July 1 RISE rule deadline.
Read article →CNA Week June 11-17, 2026 — national CNA wages average $17-21/hr while SNF vacancy rates stay at 15-25%. What recognition looks like vs. what actually retains CNAs.
Read article →Four nurses filed a class-action lawsuit June 8 against Prime Healthcare and Ascension over chronic understaffing at St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, IL — alleging staff dropped from 550 to 250.
Read article →The ONA contract covering 3,200 OHSU nurses expires June 30, 2026. No new agreement announced. Oregon's mandatory ratio law and Providence strike pattern shape the 2026 bargaining environment.
Read article →Nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago launched a 24-hour ULP strike June 11 after Prime Healthcare fired 6 union organizers. NNOC/NNU filed NLRB charge.
Read article →ANA backs bipartisan bill to reverse DOE RISE rule before July 1. The rule caps graduate nursing loans at $20,500/yr — 60% less than law and medical students get.
Read article →GWU Hospital nurses filed to vote out DCNA in April. The union used a blocking charge to halt the election. Nurses ask NLRB to override it under Section 9 of the NLRA.
Read article →Baystate acquires Mercy Medical Center from Trinity Health for $293M, closing November 2026. MNA represents Mercy nurses; Baystate Franklin RNs already authorized a strike in April.
Read article →870 St. Mary's Hospital nurses in Madison, WI vote June 11 on joining SEIU Wisconsin. Nurses allege suspension threats for union pins and HR compared union badges to KKK symbols.
Read article →Noah Wyle joins FIGS and 500+ healthcare workers on Capitol Hill pushing the Lorna Breen Act reauthorization, Healthcare is Human Act, and Speak FREE Act. Here's what the bills would actually do.
Read article →A coalition of 10+ nursing organizations filed a federal lawsuit May 29 challenging the Trump administration's RISE rule, which caps advanced nursing student loans at $20,500/yr vs. $50,000 for law and medicine.
Read article →California's Sutter Health has agreed to acquire Allina Health in a $26B deal. The MNA says union contracts, pensions, and patient care protections need guarantees before it closes.
Read article →Bailie Anne Preston was fired from four hospitals for alleged drug theft and patient neglect — her Iowa license stayed active. Now she faces criminal charges and a June 30 BON hearing.
Read article →MNA-represented nurses at Hazelden Betty Ford in Center City, MN picketed June 2 over stalled first-contract talks — more than a year after voting to unionize. Staffing, retention benefits, and patient safety are the core issues.
Read article →Becker's 2026 annual nursing workforce data: 17.6% RN turnover, $60,090 per departing nurse, $5.2M/yr average hospital loss. Why it's getting worse and what's driving it.
Read article →Nurse.org's 2026 State of Nursing Survey: 27% physically assaulted, 54% didn't report, most who did got no action. ER nurses 69% feel unsafe. The numbers behind the crisis.
Read article →Eli Lilly told CMS it will cut 340B drug discounts for hospitals that don't disclose pharmacy claims data. Safety-net hospitals and children's hospitals face the biggest exposure.
Read article →A federal jury convicted Heather Marks, a Murfreesboro nurse practitioner, of conspiracy and eight counts of illegal drug distribution for running a pill mill clinic in Carthage, TN from September 2016 to May 2018. Sentencing was set for September 1, 2026.
Read article →More than 400 nurses at HCA Healthcare's Fort Walton Beach Medical Center picketed June 2, 2026 over staffing ratios they say are dangerous. One ED nurse reports handling 19 patients alone in a single shift. The hospital says staffing is safe and compliant.
Read article →At Erlanger Baroness Hospital in Chattanooga, an AI drug-diversion system in its learning phase failed to flag a CRNA diverting surgical fentanyl for four months. Coworkers finally reported him after observing visible signs of impairment on the floor.
Read article →S. 3707 creates federal grants for nursing schools to supplement faculty salaries and close the clinical pay gap that drives nursing school applicant rejections.
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