Registered nurses with California Nurses Association/National Nurses United are hosting a town hall on Thursday, August 14, in Bakersfield, California, to discuss strategies that Bakersfield and communities in the Central Valley can adopt, in response to the Trump administration’s and U.S. Representative David Valadao’s unprecedented attack on local health care access.

National Nurses United celebrates the release of fellow registered nurse, Amanda Trebach, yesterday evening without criminal charges. It is a great relief to know she is home. We thank all of our nurse members and community supporters for spreading the word and joining the efforts led by Unión del Barrio to bring her home.

National Nurses United condemns the detainment of fellow registered nurse, Amanda Trebach, by federal agents. We call for her immediate release and a full dismissal of all the charges brought against her. 

Registered nurses at Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center in Decatur, Ga., will hold a rally on Tuesday, August 12 in response to proposed cuts to services for homeless and high-risk veterans who need mental health services.

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.

The nation's largest union of registered nurses provided the following statement in response to the Department of Health and Human Services, headed by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., slashing nearly $500 million in mRNA vaccine research:

Nurses at West Anaheim Medical Center in Anaheim, California will hold a one-day strike on Tuesday, August 12 to protest management’s refusal to address their repeated concerns about nurse turnover, which is impacting the quality of patient care.

National Nurses United has named Puneet Maharaj as the new executive director to lead the union.