National Nurses Organizing Committee

A national movement for RNs

We are a national union and professional organization for RNs who are pursuing an ambitious agenda of patient advocacy that promotes the interests of patients, direct-care nurses, and RN professional practice. Read more »

NNOC 101

Your guide to joining the RN movement. Learn more about our program, our history, and how we are organized.

Veterans Affairs

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United represents 13,500 Veterans Health Administration RNs at 23 Veterans Affairs hospitals in 12 states and Washington, D.C.

Press releases

Nurses with Graham Platner, holding signs of support

Union nurses to be joined by Graham Platner, local electeds, unions, and community leaders for health care town hall

Registered nurses with the National Nurses Organizing Committee / National Nurses United are hosting a community town hall with Graham Platner on Wednesday, May 20, in Portland, Maine, to discuss the current state of health care and what it would take to truly transform our system.

May 18, 2026

Large group of nurses inside, mostly wearing red, smiling, with raised fists

Chicago nurses win historic union vote to join National Nurses Organizing Committee

Nurses at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, say they voted to join the union because it is critical that nurses have a say in making decisions about staffing and working conditions, which leads to improved patient care.

May 18, 2026

Hand holding sign '"Nurses Say Purge Palantir"

Registered nurses, allies to demand Maine Health cancel contract with Palantir Technologies

Maine Medical Center registered nurses will hold a press conference on Friday, May 1 in Portland to demand Maine Health cancel its contract with Palantir Technologies. Joined by their allies in the Purge Palantir campaign, nurses will detail why leaders of Maine’s public institutions and health care organizations should refuse collaborations with the surveillance software giant.

April 30, 2026

Group of nurses outside hospital, one holding sign "Let's bargain for a contract that puts safety first"

Wichita nurses to picket on May 1 for patient safety and safe staffing

Nurses at Ascension Via Christi St Francis and St Joseph in Wichita, Kan., will hold an informational picket on May 1 to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care and safe staffing.

April 29, 2026

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Organize with National Nurses Organizing Committee to improve workplace standards through collective bargaining, reform national health care legislation, and make a difference for you and your patients.