After I tested positive for HIV, Medicaid and SNAP saved my life
I grew up in poverty, in a broken home, and dropped out of high school. By the time I was 14, I was already working, and by 16, I was employed full time — bouncing from one low-wage job to the next, constantly just scraping by. Like too many Americans, I lived on the edge of survival for most of my young adult life.
John Bergmann, RN
Nation’s largest nurses union condemns Republican budget bill
NNU today condemned the passage of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Donald Trump is expected to sign into law. Nurses across the United States believe the legislation is likely to be remembered as one of history’s most harmful, least popular, and deadliest laws that steals from everyday people and overwhelmingly benefits billionaires.
National Nurses United
Jul 3, 2025
New Orleans nurses to hold two-day strike against management retaliation
Nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans (UMCNO) in New Orleans, La., have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike to protest LCMC Health’s retaliation against nurses for their union activity and patient advocacy. Nurses at UMCNO today delivered notice of their upcoming strike, which will be held for two days starting July 15.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jul 2, 2025
UCSD Health nurses to detail patient care disruptions following hospital layoffs
Registered nurses at UC San Diego Health will hold a press conference on Thursday, July 3 to denounce the disruptions caused by management’s abrupt decision to lay off more than 200 employees.
California Nurses Association
Jul 1, 2025
LCMC Fleecing Patients
Health care in Louisiana is expensive compared to the rest of the country. The state is consistently listed near the top of the Forbes’ rankings of the most expensive states for health care, and has the second highest worker paid premiums for family health coverage in the county.
Jesse Brown VA nurses to speak out against scheduling changes that will negatively impact veteran care
Registered nurses at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, Ill., will hold a rally on Friday, June 27, to highlight patient safety concerns caused by the facility’s plans to change RNs’ schedules, making it more difficult to retain and recruit nurses.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Jun 25, 2025
Victory for working people as judge blocks Trump’s efforts to bust federal employee unions
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction after ruling that the Trump administration likely violated the law by stripping nearly a million federal government employees of their union rights.
National Nurses United
Jun 25, 2025
Adventist Health Central Coast nurses to hold informational pickets for patient care and nurse retention
Nurses at two Adventist Health Central Coast hospitals will hold informational pickets tomorrow, Tuesday, June 24, to protest Adventist’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about safe staffing and patient care.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Jun 23, 2025
NNU condemns Supreme Court’s decision on transgender care for minors
National Nurses United today condemned the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Tennessee’s 2023 law restricting minors’ access to gender transition care.
National Nurses United
Jun 18, 2025
N95s and other respirators: What nurses need to know
Every day, nurses and other health care workers rely on N95s and other respirators to protect their health at work. But the hospital industry and their corporate allies have long sought to limit and eliminate use of N95s and other respirators in health care. This webpage shares important information and resources for nurses.