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RN Red Alert Save Our Hospitals Tour

Join our national Red Alert: Save Our Hospital Tour to build community power and to save vulnerable U.S. hospitals from cuts to care or closure.

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Nurses for Democracy resources

The Trump administration is rapidly making sweeping changes that affect nurses and our patients in and out of the hospital. See our list of resources regarding these changes.

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Raising Our Voices

Silence in the face of harm is not neutrality. That’s why RNs get political for our patients.

Press releases

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Nurses put Beacon Kalamazoo on ‘RED ALERT’ status

Kalamazoo registered nurses, who are members of Michigan Nurses Association and its parent union National Nurses United, will hold a rally and community event on Saturday, June 13 to demand long-term solutions to maintain services at Beacon Kalamazoo Hospital and advance nurses’ Vision for a Healthy Society.
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National Nurses United and 335+ Organizations Call For Passage of Medicare for All

National Nurses United and over 325 organizations, including labor unions, advocates for seniors and people with disabilities, women’s rights organizations, and more, released an open letter making the case that now is the time for Medicare for All, addressed to leaders looking to reform our health care system.
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RNs at Orange County Global Medical Center vote overwhelmingly to join California Nurses Association

Registered nurses at KPC Health’s Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana, Calif. voted overwhelmingly on Thursday, June 4 to join California Nurses Association (CNA), an affiliate of National Nurses United (NNU), the nation’s largest and fastest-growing registered nurse (RN) union. The nurses voted 91 percent in favor of joining the union.
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Nurses at Washington D.C.’s largest hospital call on leadership to reverse planned cuts to maternal health

Union nurses at MedStar Washington Hospital Center (MWHC) in Washington, D.C. are demanding that management stop the planned closure of an entire postpartum unit. The hospital notified the union on May 26, 2026 of its intention to eliminate 11 maternal health beds and displace eight nurses by July 26, 2026, leaving MWHC with one postpartum unit.
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Organize with National Nurses United to improve workplace standards through collective bargaining, reform national health care legislation, and make a difference for you and your patients.

Videos

"No Kings!" Nurses march and speak out in San Francisco

On Oct. 18, approximately 100,000 people joined the No Kings Day of Defiance march and rally in downtown San Francisco, jointly organized by Indivisible San Francisco, 50501SF, and National Nurses United.

The VA is a promise — and it’s being broken

Hear from veterans and VA nurses on the need to protect the VA, federal workers, and veteran care.

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National Nurse Magazine

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Speaking Truth to Power: NNU nurses share their vision of a healthy society with Congress

No Surrender

Despite hard conditions, Veterans Affairs nurses never stop fighting for their rights and their patients

Health care, not warfare

RNs fight for a nation that values Medicare for All over missiles

Information Is Essential

Outreach and education is key to PPC power

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Sign up for a CE class

As an NNU member, you have access to our diverse calendar of online and in-person continuing education classes. Check out our full course calendar »

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Red Alert: Save Our Hospitals Tour

Join our national Red Alert hospital tour to build community power and to save vulnerable U.S. hospitals from cuts to care or closure.

Join the Nurse Advocacy Network

Join our growing community of activists! The Nurse Advocacy Network is a network of nurses, other health care workers, patients, and community supporters who mobilize for patient care protections and health care justice. 

RN immigrants rights resources

The Trump Administration has changed the rules, no longer designating hospitals free from immigration enforcement. Nurses make a vow to care for all people, and we know hospitals should remain places of healing, where all people can receive care, without fear. See our resources page for guidance on advocating for all patients regardless of immigration status.