Veterans Affairs press releases

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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

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

Large group of nurses outside capitol building, NNU logo

National Nurses United denounces VA’s collection of data targeting immigrants

National Nurses United is outraged that the VA is working to implement this administration’s cruel xenophobic anti-immigrant agenda that will lead to the persecution, intimidation, and discrimination of employees, volunteers, and trainees whose work is critical to the care and treatment of veterans.

National Nurses United
December 4, 2025

Large group of nurses inside, holding signs "Protect Federal Workers, Protect VA Nurses"

Registered nurses rally at congressional district offices for fully staffed VA after OIG report finds staffing shortages at all 139 facilities

On Friday, Sept. 12, nurses across the country will rally at congressional district offices of U.S. senators and representatives to demand these members of Congress sign a pledge to support a fully staffed Veterans Health Administration (VA) and restore collective bargaining rights to VA nurses and other workers.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 9, 2025

Group of nurses with raised fists holding signs supporting veterans and VA nurses

VA nurses, veterans, federal unions, community allies vow to protect VA workers and veteran care at Georgia town hall

VA registered nurses with National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United – along with veterans groups, federal unions, and community members – urged the public to join in their efforts to protect federal workers and veterans health care at the VA during a town hall meeting in Augusta, Ga.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
August 1, 2025

Hands holding sign "Veterans Need Care Not Cuts"

VA nurses host town hall to protect veterans’ care and federal workers

VA registered nurses with National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United are hosting a town hall on Thursday, July 31, in Augusta, Ga., in response to the administration’s unprecedented attacks on federal workers and veterans’ health care, and the VA as a whole.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
July 25, 2025

Three nurses outside hospital holding signs "Veterans Need Care Not Cuts" and "Protect Federal Workers"

NNU urges floor vote on Protect America’s Workforce Act

The nation's largest union of registered nurses provided this statement in response to the announcement by Congressional authors of the Protect America’s Workforce Act that they will move this legislation through a procedure called a “discharge petition.”

National Nurses United
July 17, 2025

Health care workers and Congressman Chuy Garcia holding a press conference outside hospital

National Nurses United RNs, veterans, and federal unions denounce U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing administration to move ahead with massive federal layoffs

Registered nurses with NNOC/NNU, along with other federal unions and veterans groups, are holding an urgent rally on Weds. July 8 to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s 8-1 ruling, which overrides a lower court’s order that temporarily froze massive federal employee layoffs.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
July 9, 2025

Nurses in front of U.S. Capitol holding banner "Strong Union, Nurses, Veterans"

Jesse Brown VA nurses to speak out against scheduling changes that will negatively impact veteran care

Registered nurses at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, Ill., will hold a rally on Friday, June 27, to highlight patient safety concerns caused by the facility’s plans to change RNs’ schedules, making it more difficult to retain and recruit nurses.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 25, 2025

Hand holding sign "Protect Federal Workers, Protect VA Nurses"

Federal court to hear arguments in lawsuit brought by federal workers’ unions alleging retaliation and union busting

Labor unions will present their argument for a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on June 18.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 16, 2025