September 12 VA rallies

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On Sept. 12, nurses across the country will rally at congressional district offices of U.S. senators and representatives to demand these members of Congress sign a pledge to support a fully staffed Veterans Health Administration (VA) and restore collective bargaining rights to VA nurses and other workers.

The nationwide actions targeted the U.S. senators and representatives, including: Rep. Scott Peters (CA-50), Sen. John Hickenlooper (Colo.), Rep. Rick Allen (GA-12), Sen. Tammy Duckworth (Ill.), Sen. Ted Budd (N.C.), and Rep. Mike Turner (OH-10). 

Infectious Disease

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NNU advocates for nurses to have the education, training, and personal protective equipment they need to be prepared for the next pandemic and effectively perform day-to-day infection control. Infection prevention and control measures must be rooted in the precautionary principle and the most up-to-date science for known and emerging pathogens. Optimal protections are essential in building a safe care environment and in preventing infections among health care workers and patients alike.

Nation’s largest RN union: Time for HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to go

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In the wake of the latest scandal he has perpetuated, National Nurses United, the nation’s largest nurses union and professional organization, today called for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to be fired by President Donald Trump or to resign.
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Aug 28, 2025

New Orleans nurses to host Labor Day rally

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Nurses from University Medical Center New Orleans (UMCNO) in Louisiana will be joined by community members, labor allies, and union leaders as they hold a rally at 7 p.m. on Labor Day (Monday, Sept 1.) as they continue to bargain for a first contract with LCMC Health, their employer.
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National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Aug 27, 2025
Louisiana

National Nurses United blasts Trump administration for trying to bust the union of U.S. Health and Human Services federal employees

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National Nurses United (NNU) today blasted the Trump administration for trying to strip U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) federal employees of their collective bargaining rights, much like it has attempted to do with NNU’s members who work for the Veterans Health Administration (VA).
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National Nurses United
Aug 27, 2025
Nationwide

Nurses denounce latest strikes on Gaza hospital and ongoing starvation of Palestinians by Israel

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National Nurses United condemned Israel for its ongoing starvation of the Palestinian people in Gaza and its latest bombings of Nasser Hospital, strikes that have killed scores of medical and rescue workers, patients, and journalists. Nurses call these actions by Israel tantamount to war crimes and a genocide against Palestinians, and demand an immediate ceasefire as well as a stop to all U.S. funding of Israel’s military.
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National Nurses United
Aug 27, 2025
Nationwide
International

Pertussis: What nurses need to know

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Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a respiratory illness caused by the highly contagious bacterium, Bordetella pertussi. Pertussis can cause severe disease, especially in infants younger than one year. Individuals that are immunocompromised or have asthma also have a higher risk of severe illness if infected. Pertussis primarily affects infants that are too young to receive the vaccine as well as older children and adults whose protection from the vaccine has waned.
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