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Group of nurses with Sen. Alex Padilla holding signs "Veterans Need Care Not Cuts"

Tell Congress: Protect union rights of VA nurses and federal employees!

An executive order signed on March 27th seeks to strip federal employees of their protected union rights — this is a direct attack on workers' rights that will impact the hard-won collective bargaining agreement that covers over 15,000 union registered nurses in the Veterans Health Administration.

Additionally, the executive order targets public health workers at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and hundreds of thousands more at other federal agencies. This order will make it harder or even impossible for these federal workers to do their jobs safely and will negatively affect public health.

VA nurses provide high-quality, therapeutic care to our veteran patients every single day. We cannot stand by and allow this administration to intimidate and silence us.

Click here to call your U.S. representative and senators using our script to demand that they step up to protect health care workers’ rights to advocate for patients with the guaranteed protections of a union.

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Nurses in hallway holding signs "No Cuts: A Healthy VA = Healthy Vets"

Cincinnati nurses denounce VA staffing cuts and attacks on federal workers, saying they will erode veteran care

Registered nurses at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center will hold a rally on Wednesday, May 21, to demand the administration abandon plans to cut some 80,000 workers from the VA, to reinstate VA workers’ full union rights, and to stop attacks on nurse benefits.

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

Nurse holding sign "Protect federal workers. Protect VA nurses" and "Protect Veterans. Collective Bargainiing Rights."

VA nurses to detail impact of administration’s drastic cuts and anti-worker policies on veterans health care

In a congressional briefing on Tuesday, May 20, registered nurses who work at Veterans Health Administration (VA) facilities across the country will share their stories about the state of veterans health care as a result of harmful actions by the current administration.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
May 15, 2025

Nurses in hallway holding signs "No Cuts: A Healthy VA = Healthy Vets"

National Nurses United applauds the reintroduction of the VA Employee Fairness Act Bill ensures full collective bargaining rights for nurses and other VA clinicians

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United applauds Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) on the reintroduction of the VA Employee Fairness Act, a federal bill that would ensure full collective bargaining rights for nurses and other clinicians in the Veterans Health Administration.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
May 7, 2025

Nurse on picket line in the rain, wearing ponchos, holding signs "No Cuts: A Healthy VA = Health Veterans"

Nurses, federal workers at Atlanta VA Medical Center to urge protection of veteran services

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United and American Federation of Government Employees Local 518 will hold a protest in response to the current administration’s directive for large-scale reductions-in-force (RIFs) and elimination of union workers’ collective bargaining rights.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 23, 2025

Nurses rallying in front of hospital, holding signs "No Cuts: A Healthy VA = Healthy Vets"

San Diego nurses and veterans to rally against VA staffing cuts

Registered nurses at the VA Medical Center- San Diego will hold a rally on Wednesday, April 16, to demand an end to devastating VA staffing cuts. The VA secretary has confirmed the administration plans to cut between 72,000 to 80,000 workers, who help ensure our country’s veterans receive timely and appropriate care.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 14, 2025

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VA Hospitals by State

Tuscaloosa VAMC #679
3701 Loop Road East
Tuscaloosa,  AL 35404
VA San Diego Healthcare System
3350 La Jolla Village Dr.
San Diego, CA 92161
Denver VAMC # 554
Eastern Colorado Healthcare System
G2-NNU- 275
1700 N. Wheeling St
Aurora, CO 80045
Lake City VAMC #573
NF/SGVHS
619 S. Marion Ave.
Lake City, FL  32025
Miami VAMC #546
1201 NW 16th St.
Miami, FL  33125
Tampa VAMC #673
J.A. Haley VA
13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd
Tampa, FL 33612
Atlanta VAMC #508
1670 Clairmont Rd
Decatur, GA  30033
Charlie Norwood VAMC Augusta #509
#1 Freedom Way
Augusta, GA  30904
Edward Hines, Jr. VAMC #578
5000 S. 5th Ave.
Hines, IL 60141
James A Lovell #556
Federal Healthcare Facility
3001 Green Bay RD.
North Chicago, IL 60064
Jessie Brown VAMC #537
820 South Damon Ave
Chicago, IL  60612
Des Moines VA #636 A6
Central Iowa
Health Care System
3600 30th St.
Des Moines IA 50130
Lexington VAMC #596
1101 Veterans Dr.
Lexington, KY 40502
Durham VAMC #558
508 Fulton St.
Durham, NC 27705 Bronx VAMC #526
Bronx VAMC # 526
James J, Peters VA
130 West Kingsbridge Rd.
Bronx, NY 10468
VA Western Healthcare System at Buffalo #528
3495 Bailey Ave.
Buffalo, NY 14215
Samuel S. Stratton #528A8
VA HCS Upstate At Albany
113 Holland Ave.
Albany, NY 12208
VA NY Harbor HCS #630
Manhattan Campus
423 E. 23rd St. NY
Manhattan, NY 10010
NY Harbor Healthcare System #630A
Brooklyn Campus
800 Poly Place
Brooklyn, NY 11209
Cincinnati VAMC #539
3200 Vine St.
Cincinnati, OH  45220
Dayton VAMC #552
4100 W. Third St.
Dayton, OH  45428
Washington DC VAMC #688
50 Irving St NW
Washington, D.C. 20422
Martinsburg VAMC #613
510 Butler Ave
Martinsburg, WV 25405