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Cincinnati VA nurses to rally against management weaponizing police to intimidate union activity

Registered nurses who work at the Cincinnati Veterans Administration Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, will hold a rally to protest management’s tactics of using VA police to intimidate and silence nurses in their efforts to advocate for better health care for veterans.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
May 31, 2023

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VA registered nurses sign 3-year contract with NNOC/NNU

RNs with NNOC/NNU at the Department of Veterans Affairs are pleased to announce that the union and Secretary for Veterans Affairs Denis Richard McDonough have signed a 3-year contract, which covers more than 14,000 RNs at 23 hospitals.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
May 26, 2023

Sign: Strong Union Nurses Veterans

Buffalo VA nurses to hold press conference and forum on administration’s failure to prepare for deadly natural disaster or address chronic staffing crisis

RNs at Buffalo VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Buffalo, New York will hold a nurses’ forum and press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 10, to bring to the public’s attention the hospital administration’s grievous failure to prepare for the deadly holiday snow storm as well as management’s refusal to address the chronic staffing crisis.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
January 8, 2023

Many nurses in front of capitol building holding banner "National Nurses United: The National Voice for Direct-Care RNs"

Nurses applaud U.S. House for passing legislation to grant VA nurses full collective bargaining rights

National Nurses United (NNU) applauds today's passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of a bill that would give Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) nurses and other clinicians full collective bargaining rights.

National Nurses United
December 15, 2022

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RNs applaud as momentum grows to pass the VA Employee Fairness Act

National Nurses United is pleased to announce that more than 202 members of congress have co-sponsored the VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021 introduced by Rep. Mark Takano.

National Nurses United
September 26, 2022

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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
1055 Clermont St.
Denver, CO  80220
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