Press releases

Nurses to host Bakersfield town hall to discuss community response to Medicaid cuts

Registered nurses with California Nurses Association/National Nurses United are hosting a town hall on Thursday, August 14, in Bakersfield, California, to discuss strategies that Bakersfield and communities in the Central Valley can adopt, in response to the Trump administration’s and U.S. Representative David Valadao’s unprecedented attack on local health care access.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

August 11, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

NNU statement on release of Los Angeles RN from ICE custody

National Nurses United celebrates the release of fellow registered nurse, Amanda Trebach, yesterday evening without criminal charges. It is a great relief to know she is home. We thank all of our nurse members and community supporters for spreading the word and joining the efforts led by Unión del Barrio to bring her home.

National Nurses United

August 10, 2025

• NNU

NNU statement on ICE arrest of Los Angeles RN

National Nurses United condemns the detainment of fellow registered nurse, Amanda Trebach, by federal agents. We call for her immediate release and a full dismissal of all the charges brought against her. 

National Nurses United

August 9, 2025

• NNU

Atlanta nurses to rally against VA cuts to staffing, mental health services for homeless and high-risk veterans

Registered nurses at Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center in Decatur, Ga., will hold a rally on Tuesday, August 12 in response to proposed cuts to services for homeless and high-risk veterans who need mental health services.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

August 8, 2025

• NNOC, • NNU

NNU statement responding to VA collective bargaining agreement termination

The nation's largest union of registered nurses provided this statement in response to the announcement to terminate collective bargaining agreements for many VA bargaining-unit employees, including some 16,000 nurses represented by National Nurses United at 23 facilities.

National Nurses United

August 6, 2025

• NNU

NNU statement on RFK Jr. slashing mRNA vaccine research

The nation's largest union of registered nurses provided the following statement in response to the Department of Health and Human Services, headed by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., slashing nearly $500 million in mRNA vaccine research:

National Nurses United

August 6, 2025

• NNU

Anaheim nurses to hold one-day strike for patient safety

Nurses at West Anaheim Medical Center in Anaheim, California will hold a one-day strike on Tuesday, August 12 to protest management’s refusal to address their repeated concerns about nurse turnover, which is impacting the quality of patient care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

August 6, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

National Nurses United welcomes new Executive Director Puneet Maharaj

National Nurses United has named Puneet Maharaj as the new executive director to lead the union.

National Nurses United

August 5, 2025

VA nurses, veterans, federal unions, community allies vow to protect VA workers and veteran care at Georgia town hall

VA registered nurses with National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United – along with veterans groups, federal unions, and community members – urged the public to join in their efforts to protect federal workers and veterans health care at the VA during a town hall meeting in Augusta, Ga.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

August 1, 2025

• NNU, • NNOC, • Veterans Affairs

NNU condemns detention of U.S. labor leader Chris Smalls and renews union nurses’ call for an end to the war on Gaza

National Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses in the United States, today stands with Christian “Chris” Smalls, the American labor leader beaten and detained by Israeli authorities, and celebrates his release from Israeli detention.

National Nurses United

July 31, 2025

• NNU