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Large group of nurses inside hospital, holdig banner "Strong Union, Nurses, Veterans" and signs "Staff Up for Safe Care"

Nurses, veterans to rally against Trump plan to eliminate hundreds of VA jobs in NYC

Registered nurses and veterans will hold a rally in the Bronx on Thursday, Jan. 8, to denounce the Trump administration’s plans to cut tens of thousands of jobs from the VA. The VA informed NNOC/NNU that 138 positions will be eliminated in the Bronx, and 245 positions will be cut across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. 

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
January 6, 2026

• NNU, • NNOC, • Veterans Affairs

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Nurses condemn Trump’s unilateral military action against Venezuela

Nurses across the country are outraged that the Trump administration has ignored the Constitution and committed an imperialist act of war over the weekend without approval from Congress and without backing from our patients, working class people across the United States who are already struggling here at home to afford basic necessities such as health care, food, and housing.

National Nurses United
January 5, 2026

• NNU

Nurses inside hospital holding letter

South Florida nurses deliver notices for strikes at three HSA hospitals

Nurses at the HSA facilities are currently bargaining for renewed union contracts with HSA management. The RNs say they are striking for safe staffing because of the implications safe staffing has for safe patient care.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
December 29, 2025

• NNOC, • NNU

Group of nurses outside hospital, smiling, raised fists, holding banner "SSM Health: Invest in Patient Care"

St. Louis nurses rally to demand SLU Hospital take immediate action on safe staffing and workplace violence prevention

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., will hold a rally on Tuesday, Dec. 23, to highlight chronic short staffing and ongoing safety concerns that SSM Health has repeatedly refused to address.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
December 19, 2025

• NNOC, • NNU

Hands holding signs "Transgender Rights Are Human Rights" and "Nurses Care for All People"

Nurses condemn escalating attacks on transgender patients and their health care providers

Nurses across the country reject new Trump Department of Health and Human Services plans seeking to ban the provision of gender-affirming care and to intimidate health care workers who care for trans patients.

National Nurses United
December 19, 2025

• NNU

Large group of nurses outside hospital, smiling, with raised fists

Registered nurses at Sutter CPMC Davies vote overwhelmingly to join California Nurses Association

Registered nurses at Sutter Health California Pacific Medical Center Davies in San Francisco, Calif., voted overwhelmingly to join California Nurses Association. The election represents a significant milestone for San Francisco as well – Sutter CPMC Davies was the city’s last remaining nonunion hospital for RNs.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
December 18, 2025

• CNA, • NNU

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