Gender Justice press releases

Submitted by ADonahue on
nurses holding signs in support of transgender youth

National Nurses United RNs condemn Trump administration rollback of critical health care protections for transgender patients

The 155,000 registered nurse members of National Nurses United today condemned the Trump administration’s change of a rule that rolls back protections for our transgender patients against discrimination by health care providers, hospitals, and health insurance companies.

National Nurses United
June 16, 2020

Nurses at Women's March 2019

Nurses to Rally at Women’s Marches Across the Nation

On Jan. 18, registered nurses from National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of RNs in the country, will join together at Women’s Marches across the United States to highlight the importance of unions to women and working people, NNU announced today.

National Nurses United
January 17, 2020

Somali American candidate for Minnesota State Representative, Ilhan Omar. Photo Credit: Lorie Shaull (CC)

National Nurses Statement on Rep. Ilhan Omar, Bigotry, and the Bid to Silence Progressive Women of Color

National Nurses United opposes the attacks on Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and the broader campaign to marginalize and silence progressive voices of elected women of color.
 

National Nurses United
March 8, 2019

Union Women Are Powerful Women

Largest U.S. Registered Nurses Union to Champion Women Workers’ Rights at Women’s Marches

On Jan. 19, registered nurses from National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of RNs in the country, will converge at Women’s Marches across the United States to highlight the importance of unions to women and working people, NNU announced today.

National Nurses United
January 17, 2019