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Large group of nurses outside capitol building holding signs "Some Cuts Don't Heal" and "Fund Care Not Billionaires"

Nurses demand Congress act to extend ACA tax credits

National Nurses United has sent letters to members of the U.S. Congress demanding they vote no on pending legislation that fails to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies expiring at the end of 2025, and instead support the House Discharge Petition that is a clean three-year extension of the subsidies.

National Nurses United
December 17, 2025

• NNU

Nurses picketing outside hospital, holding signs "Patients are not algrorithms"

NNU on Trump executive order seeking to ban state A.I. regulation: ‘Patient lives are at risk’

National Nurses United today warned that the Trump administration’s recent executive order challenging state laws regulating A.I. will threaten the health and safety of patients across the country. The order directs the Justice Department to set up an "AI Litigation Task Force" to sue states over state A.I. regulations.

National Nurses United
December 16, 2025

• NNU

Group of nurses with raised fists holding signs supporting veterans and VA nurses

National Nurses United applauds the House’s passage of Protect America’s Workforce Act

Nurses are deeply encouraged that 231 congressional members voted to restore collective bargaining rights for VA nurses and other federal workers. This vote is an immensely important step in protecting the rights of federal workers who provide vital services to our communities and care for our nation’s veterans at Veterans Health Administration facilities across the country.

National Nurses United
December 11, 2025

• NNU, • Veterans Affairs

Nurses rally in support of ACA subsidies in DC

National Nurses United on Republican vote to deny extension of ACA subsidies: ‘Needless Suffering’

National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, condemns Congressional Republicans’ vote on Thursday, December 11 to deny the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year.

National Nurses United
December 11, 2025

• NNU

Six nurses outside hospital, smiling

Registered nurses at St. Joseph Health in Brazos Valley, Texas vote decisively to join National Nurses Organizing Committee / National Nurses United

Nurses at the 316-bed facility say they voted to join the union because it is critical that nurses have a say in making decisions in patient care, staffing, and to help recruit and retain experienced nurses, which leads to improved patient care.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
December 10, 2025

• NNOC, • NNU

Nurses outside hospital holding signs "Safe Staffing Now" and "Fair Contract Now"

MarinHealth Medical Center nurses to hold informational picket for patient safety

Registered nurses at MarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Friday, Dec. 12, to protest the hospital’s refusal to address nurses’ concerns about staff retention and patient safety in ongoing contract negotiations.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
December 10, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

Large group of nurses outside capitol building, NNU logo

National Nurses United denounces VA’s collection of data targeting immigrants

National Nurses United is outraged that the VA is working to implement this administration’s cruel xenophobic anti-immigrant agenda that will lead to the persecution, intimidation, and discrimination of employees, volunteers, and trainees whose work is critical to the care and treatment of veterans.

National Nurses United
December 4, 2025

• NNU, • Veterans Affairs

Four nurses outside holding banner "Vote YES to Fund Care"

Union nurses protested in D.C., demanding: “Don’t let billionaires hog our health care!”

Nurses represented by National Nurses United were joined by allies including members of Congress for a protest at Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Dec. 3. Following a rally with speakers, nurses and allies marched through Lafayette Park to demand funding for health care for their patients.

National Nurses United
December 3, 2025

• NNU

Nurses marching with banner "Fund Care NOT Billionaires"

Union nurses to protest at Lafayette Square, demanding: “Don’t let billionaires hog our health care!”

Nurses represented by National Nurses United will be joined by allies including members of Congress for a protest at Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Dec. 3. After a rally with speakers, nurses and allies will march to the side of the White House where President Donald Trump’s new ballroom is being constructed.

National Nurses United
December 1, 2025

• NNU

California Nurses Association logo

Santa Monica nurses to hold an informational picket to demand safe patient care

Registered nurses at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, Dec. 2, to protest the administration’s refusal to address nurses’ concerns during recent contract negotiations.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
November 26, 2025

• CNA