The nation’s largest union of registered nurses is sounding a “RED ALERT” warning to hundreds of communities nationwide that face a drastic reduction in quantity and quality of health care services as a result of H.R. 1, the Republican bill passed last year. Nurses condemn these cuts to health care funding and denounce the funnelling of this money into Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol.

National Nurses United and Silicon Valley Rising Action announced that U.S. Representative Ro Khanna has rescinded all contributions received to date from Palantir Technologies, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s top technology contractor. He has donated the $49,000 to community groups and publicly refused future donations from the company, whose mass surveillance technology has enabled deadly immigration raids.

Registered nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin, in Austin, Texas, will hold a bake sale for safe staffing tomorrow, March 18, to highlight their patient safety concerns, including chronic understaffing, unsafe patient assignments, and hospital leadership’s refusal to implement meaningful solutions to stabilize staffing.

More than 23,000 Kaiser nurses across Northern California will hold a 24-hour sympathy strike in solidarity with National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) on Wednesday, March 18. Nurses will sympathy strike with NUHW mental health therapists from 6 a.m. on March 18 to 6 a.m. on March 19 and join picket lines in solidarity at several locations.

National Nurses United announced its endorsement of Bob Brooks for Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District. As a firefighter and dedicated leader of his union, Brooks knows how to take on the billionaires and corporations that have a hold on politicians in D.C. Nurses look forward to working with Brooks to pass Medicare for All, a progressive taxing system, and strong protections for workers to organize and collectively bargain.

Registered nurses at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine yesterday delivered a 10-day notice to their employer announcing a one-day strike on Monday, March 23. The RNs are protesting management’s refusal to address their concerns about safe staffing and nurse retention.

Nurses and constituents will hold a press conference at the district office of Senator Susan Collins to demand she stop taking future donations from Palantir Technologies, the tech company powering ICE surveillance. Senator Collins has received more than $105,000 in political donations from Palantir executives, making her one of the top three recipients in Congress.

National Nurses United announced its endorsement of Junaid Ahmed for Illinois’ 8th Congressional District. Ahmed will stand with nurses to protect our immigrant neighbors, advocate for the rights of Palestinians, and stand up to Donald Trump’s assault on our democracy.

National Nurses United announced its endorsement of Daniel Biss for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District. Throughout his decades of service as an educator, activist, and elected leader, he has proven that he is ready to put in the work to move forward with transformative legislation that will unrig our economy, guarantee health care to everyone free at the point of service, and provide the tools for workers to organize without interference from their bosses.