Veterans Affairs press releases

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VA nurses picketing outside hospital

Cincinnati VA Medical Center nurses to hold informational picket due to staffing crisis, warning of patient endangerment

Registered nurses at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio will hold an informational picket to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about the VA’s dangerous plan to put high-level ICU and progressive care unit patients on medical-surgical units.

Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 28, 2023

Three nurses with raised fists hold signs "Staff Up for Safe Care"

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

Old image of large group of nurses, fists raised, logo NNOC/NNU

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

Sign "VA Nurses Deserve Respect Now"

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

Hands hold sign "Safe Staffing Saves Veterans"

Cincinnati VA nurses to hold an informational picket for patient safety and the VA Employee Fairness Act

RNs at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, will hold an informational picket to highlight their patient safety concerns, including dangerous short staffing.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 6, 2022

NNU logo

VA nurses in Augusta join Atlanta and Tuscaloosa RNs to demand VA leadership address persistent patient-safety care concerns

RNs say chronic short-staffing, a years-long contract dispute, and retention problems hurt veterans.

National Nurses United
August 30, 2022

Three nurses inside hospital

Brooklyn VA nurses and veterans demand VA leadership address short-staffing crisis following passage of PACT Act

RNs say chronic short-staffing, stalled RN contract, and lack of schedule flexibility exacerbate recruitment and retention problems.

National Nurses United
August 29, 2022

Four nurses outside with raised fists hold signs "Staff Up for Safe Care"

VA nurses in Tuscaloosa join Augusta and Atlanta RNs to demand VA leadership address persistent patient-safety care concerns

RNs say chronic short-staffing, a years-long contract dispute, and retention problems hurt veterans.

National Nurses United
August 23, 2022