Union nurses to be joined by local electeds, union, and community leaders 

Registered nurses with National Nurses United (NNU) are hosting a community panel and discussion on Sunday, Feb.15, in Calumet City, Illinois, to discuss the current state of health care and what it would take to truly transform our system.

“The billionaire class and their Republican puppets are gutting public health protections to make themselves richer and militarize our neighborhoods, with zero regard for working people and families struggling to survive,” said NNU President Mary Turner, RN. “Nurses refuse their deadly agenda. We invite everyone who has felt abandoned by the political system to join us and build real working-class solidarity toward our vision for a healthy society”

Community members are welcome to attend and join Chicago-area nurses for lunch and can register here.

What:   Union nurses and community panel to discuss Vision for a Healthy Society

When:  Sunday, Feb. 15, 12-1:30 p.m.

Where: Sandridge Community Center 600 Oglesby Ave, Calumet City, Illinois. 

Speakers (partial list): Mary Turner, RN and NNU President; Brenda Langford, Cook County RN; State Senator Robert Peters; Dr. Claudia Fegan, Physicians for a National Health Plan-IL; Anusha Thotakura, Citizen Action-IL; Aisha Naseem, Repro TLC; and United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America.

The federal budget reconciliation bill, which President Donald Trump signed into law in July 2025, represents one of the largest transfers of wealth in U.S. history – stealing more than $1 trillion in Medicaid funding from everyday Americans and slashing insurance for 10 million people to fund tax cuts for billionaires and corporations and immigration enforcement. In response to this unprecedented attack on public health, registered nurses are taking their alternative vision for a healthy society directly to the patients and working-class communities they serve.

National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members nationwide. NNU affiliates include California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, DC Nurses Association, Michigan Nurses Association, Minnesota Nurses Association, and New York State Nurses Association.