Press releases

National Nurses United endorses Wala Blegay for Maryland’s 5th District

National Nurses United announced its endorsement of Wala Blegay for Maryland’s 5th Congressional District. As an at-Large member of the Prince George’s County Council and a labor attorney, Wala has spent decades championing immigrant and workers’ rights, as well as guaranteed health care for everyone.

National Nurses United

March 25, 2026

• NNU

Union nurses nationwide joining March 28 No Kings protests

Nurses from the country’s largest nurses union, National Nurses United, will join rallies  across the United States as part of the March 28 No Kings protests. Nurses continue to condemn the Trump administration’s authoritarian politics and call for the abolition of ICE, an end to Trump’s war in Iran, and demand what’s collectively needed for a healthy future for our society.

National Nurses United

March 25, 2026

• NNU

Nurses, constituents demand Rep. Jacobs return donations from Palantir, ICE’s top tech contractor

Nurses and constituents will hold a press conference at the district office of U.S. Representative Sara Jacobs (D-51) to demand she stop taking future donations from Palantir Technologies, the tech company powering ICE surveillance, and its executives.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

March 24, 2026

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center nurses to hold press event for health care justice with Graham Platner

Nurses will hold a press conference in Bangor, Maine, with Graham Platner, candidate for U.S. Senate, on March 25. After eight months of bargaining, nurses at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine, will vote today on a tentative agreement that addresses health and safety concerns of patients and nurses. Nurses and Platner will celebrate the win and call for health care justice for all.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

March 24, 2026

• MSNA, • NNOC, • NNU

Nurses condemn the Epstein class’ war on women

Trump’s circle of wealthy and powerful associates, whom we’ll call the Epstein class, has throughout history likewise systematically harmed women and girls. Their abuse is compounded by Trump and his cabinet's blatant moves to conceal the evidence of the stories of many victims who were subject to unimaginable sexual abuse orchestrated by Epstein and his list of clients, including Trump himself.

National Nurses United

March 23, 2026

• NNU

National Nurses United endorses Analilia Mejia for New Jersey’s 11th District

National Nurses United announced its endorsement of Analilia Mejia for New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District. A proud grassroots organizer and advocate for working families, Analilia helped shape Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign and has long been at the forefront of the Progressive movement in New Jersey, fighting for workers and standing up to billionaires.

National Nurses United

March 23, 2026

• NNU

Northern Light EMMC nurses win tentative agreement in contract negotiations

After bargaining for eight months for improvements in health, safety, and economic language in their union contract, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) nurses have announced a final tentative agreement with their administration. The nurses’ strike, which had been scheduled for this coming Monday, is called off.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee

March 21, 2026

• MSNA, • NNOC, • NNU

Des Moines nurses to rally for veteran safety at local VA

Union nurses who work with veterans in the VA Central Iowa Health Care System will hold a rally on Saturday, March 21, in response to unprecedented attacks on federal workers and veterans’ health care. At the rally, nurses-turned-whistleblowers will sound the alarm that staffing cuts are harming veteran patients.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

March 19, 2026

• Veterans Affairs, • NNOC, • NNU

National Nurses United identifies Alameda Hospital at risk of service cuts, closure due to federal cuts in Medicaid and Medicare

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

March 19, 2026

• NNU

Registered nurses applaud Rep. Ro Khanna donating $49K in Palantir contributions

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.

National Nurses United

March 18, 2026

• NNU