NNOC press releases

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

CNA/NNOC Welcomes New Executive Director Puneet Maharaj

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee today announced the selection of Puneet Maharaj as the new executive director to lead the union. Puneet succeeds Bonnie Castillo, RN in this position.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

July 31, 2025

Kansas City nurses to hold vigil protesting planned service shut downs at Research Medical Center

Nurses at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., will hold a vigil for patients impacted by planned service shutdowns at their hospital. Nurses are planning for a solemn event to spotlight what this means for Kansas City patients and how the hospital’s ownership, HCA Healthcare, has mismanaged and cut resources to these units for years, laying the groundwork to justify their own decision to shutter these services.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

July 30, 2025

VA nurses host town hall to protect veterans’ care and federal workers

VA registered nurses with National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United are hosting a town hall on Thursday, July 31, in Augusta, Ga., in response to the administration’s unprecedented attacks on federal workers and veterans’ health care, and the VA as a whole.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

July 25, 2025

Nation’s largest nurses union shames Kaiser Permanente for gender-affirming care cutbacks

Nurses represented by CNA/NNOC are today shaming Kaiser Permanente, one of the country’s largest health care systems, for their decision to suspend some gender-affirming care services for patients under 19.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

July 23, 2025

Baltimore nurses to hold historic strike for patient safety

RNs at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Md., will hold a one-day strike from July 24, 7 a.m. to July 25, 6:59 a.m., to protest Ascension management’s refusal to address their urgent concerns about patient care, safe staffing, and high staff turnover in contract negotiations. This notice follows a nearly unanimous strike authorization vote on May 16.

National Nurses Organizing Committee//National Nurses United

July 22, 2025

HSA nurses rally citing concerns for patient safety

Nurses from three Healthcare Systems of America (HSA) hospitals in Florida — Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah, Coral Gables Hospital in Coral Gables, and Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes — are holding a joint rally on Wednesday, July 23 in Hialeah to highlight their patient safety concerns as they begin bargaining a new contract.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

July 21, 2025

Kansas City nurses protest planned service shut downs at Research Medical Center

Nurses at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, are speaking out against the planned end of their hospital’s labor and delivery, neonatal intensive, and obstetrics emergency care services. Recently announced by HCA, nurses say these service shutdowns will leave patients with fewer options for essential health care for new parents and babies.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

July 11, 2025

New Orleans nurses prepare for two-day strike against management retaliation

Nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans in New Orleans, La., are moving forward with their strike to protest LCMC Health’s retaliation against nurses for their union activity and patient advocacy.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

July 11, 2025

National Nurses United RNs, veterans, and federal unions denounce U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing administration to move ahead with massive federal layoffs

Registered nurses with NNOC/NNU, along with other federal unions and veterans groups, are holding an urgent rally on Weds. July 8 to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s 8-1 ruling, which overrides a lower court’s order that temporarily froze massive federal employee layoffs.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

July 9, 2025