Responding to an escalating crisis of ICE violence, more than 150 registered nurse leaders from CNA/NNOC will march from the union’s headquarters in Oakland to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 27, to back several critical proposals to protect the community from ICE violence.

RNs are outraged and mobilizing to hold an entire week of ongoing candlelight vigils to not only honor and seek justice for the murder by federal immigration agents of fellow registered nurse Alex Pretti, but also to demand that the U.S. Senate and House vote no on any spending package that includes funding for ICE and other immigration enforcement agencies.

“The nation’s nurses, who make it their mission to care for and save human lives, are horrified and outraged that immigration agents have once again committed cold-blooded murder of a public observer who posed no threat to them. This time, they have executed one of our fellow nurses, Alex Pretti, who saved veterans’ lives as an intensive care unit RN for the Veterans Health Administration."

Registered nurses at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year contract last night. The nurses, represented by CNA/NNU, won an agreement that prioritizes key issues, including expanding access to educational benefits, strengthening recruitment and long-term retention of RNs.

NNU today announced its endorsement of Donavan McKinney for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District. As a labor leader and current representative in the Michigan Legislature, McKinney has proven that he can be an effective advocate for working people.

“National Nurses United stands in full support of the working people of Minnesota who are striking and reducing their economic activity to take a stand against ICE and the Trump administration. Union nurses understand the power of taking collective action against injustice – whether it’s a greedy boss cutting corners on patient care or a fascist administration deploying an illegal and inhumane deportation machine.”

Nurses are ready to elect leaders like Mai Vang who are prepared to protect our immigrant neighbors and fight back against the gutting of our health care programs and fight for our right to organize and collectively bargain.

Nurses demand the removal of immigration enforcement agents from communities, the abolition of ICE, and accountability for this administration’s crimes against all residents of the United States.

Maine nurses represented by MSNA/NNOC are speaking up and speaking out against federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detaining, intimidating, and terrorizing members of their community since its operation began in Maine on Tuesday.