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Demand Congress restore the union rights of VA nurses!

On August 6th, the Department of Veterans Affairs terminated our union contract. Use our form to email members of Congress and demand that they step up to protect VA nurses' right to advocate for patients with the guaranteed protections of a union.

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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. 

Large group of nurses outside Capitol building in Washington, D.C., holding signs "Fun Care, Not Billionaires" and "Some Cuts Don't Heal"

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 here »

Press releases

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Kaiser San Rafael nurses to protest clinic layoffs that will delay and deprive patients of care

Registered nurses who work at Kaiser Permanente San Rafael facilities will hold a rally on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025 to protest Kaiser’s plans to lay off 42 RNs and NPs from their outpatient clinics despite the health care giant posting nearly $13 billion in profits last year.
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Statement on Trump’s inhumane order to forcibly remove unhoused people from Washington, D.C.

National Nurses United today warned that President Trump’s order to forcibly remove, jail, or involuntarily commit unhoused people from Washington, D.C. streets is not only a violation of their civil and human rights, but will also damage the city’s health care infrastructure by flooding hospitals with a surge of patients who don’t need to be there.
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New Orleans nurses to hold rally denouncing LCMC’s betrayal of the spirit of Charity

Registered nurses from University Medical Center New Orleans (UMCNO) in Louisiana will be joined by community allies as they hold a rally and press conference at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 18, at Charity Hospital to denounce how UMCNO’s owner, LCMC Health, has betrayed the spirit of Charity Hospital and continues to fail the patients and people of New Orleans.
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Nurses and labor, communities allies vow to fight back against Medicaid cuts

At a town hall on Thursday, registered nurses with California Nurses Association/National Nurses United – along with local elected officials and leaders and members of community organizations from Bakersfield and the Central Valley – vowed to take on the elected officials and corporations that are destroying public programs like Medicaid in order to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
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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

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

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

We can win anywhere; Nola nurses know

Hear from nurses at University Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana on why and how they voted to join NNOC/NNU. 

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National Nurse Magazine

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Defending Our Right to Health: NNU nurses challenge attacks on our public health system

Under Siege

The country’s entire public health infrastructure is under attack. Here's what nurses must know and do to fight back.

Nurses work to end abuse of mandatory overtime

Bipartisan legislation seeks to put reasonable limits on work hours

Frontline health care workers call out corporate control at Medical Alley Annual Dinner

Minnesota nurses rallied to demand accountability from health care executives and CEOs

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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 »

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. 

Patients: Know your immigration rights

The Trump Administration has changed the rules, no longer designating hospitals, as well as schools and churches, as "sensitive areas," 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. We want to ensure you know your rights.

NNU building nurse power, 2021-2024

National Nurses United is building nurse power from coast to coast. Check out our most recent accomplishments »