Veterans Affairs press releases

NNU Applauds Senate Passage of Toxic Exposure Legislation Expanding Health Care for Veterans

The SFC Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act expands VA health care and benefits to 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxins.

National Nurses United

June 16, 2022

Nurses Urge Immediate Senate Passage of Honoring Our PACT Act

NNU announced its support for the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our PACT Act, a bill that would expand VA services to the 3.5 million United States veterans who faced toxic burn pit exposure during their military service.

National Nurses United

June 2, 2022

Nurses, veterans, Rep. Tonko denounce VA’s recommendation to close Albany hospital and four area clinics

The hospital closure would force veterans to seek emergency care, inpatient medical care, and both inpatient and outpatient surgical care in non-VA facilities, where studies show outcomes are poorer than those of the VA.

National Nurses United

May 27, 2022

Hines VA nurses and health care worker unions to hold action and press conference during Nurses Week, noon, May 12

Unions that represent Chicago’s Edward J. Hines, Jr. VA Hospital registered nurses, psychiatrists, physicians, license practice nurses, health care technicians, and other employees, will hold an action and press conference on Thursday, May 12, at noon.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

May 10, 2022

Registered nurses demand Charlie Norwood VA address veterans’ patient safety concerns and hostile workplace environment

RNs and nurse practitioners are demanding that Veterans Health Administration administrators do more to protect the lives of our nation’s veterans.

National Nurses United

April 19, 2022

Registered nurses demand AIR Commission reject recommendations of health care service closures in the VA

RNs call closure recommendations a “dangerous privatization effort” that will hurt veterans, redirect taxpayer money outside of the VA, and lead to poorer outcomes for veterans.

National Nurses United

March 14, 2022

Veterans Health nurses hold action, deliver petition to demand needed leave policies to protect veteran patients

Chicago-area nurses will hold an action to protest inadequate Covid leave policies that they say jeopardize their veteran patients by pushing or encouraging nurses to come to work sick.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

February 11, 2022

Registered nurses applaud the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs passage of the VA Employee Fairness Act

National Nurses United applauds the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs passage of the VA Employee Fairness Act. The legislation would allow nurses to advocate for the highest quality of patient care without threat of retaliation.

National Nurses United

May 4, 2021

RNs applaud the reintroduction of the VA Employee Fairness Act

National Nurses United applauds Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) on the reintroduction of the VA Employee Fairness Act.

National Nurses United

March 16, 2021

RNs at Rocky Mountain VA rally to alert public to patient safety concerns, short staffing, and intimidation of nurses exercising their union rights

Registered nurses at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado will hold a rally Friday, Nov. 20 to alert the public about patient safety issues as a result of chronic short staffing, to denounce hospital management’s decision to implement widespread shift changes, and to employ overt intimidation tactics as an attempt to deny the nurses their collective bargaining rights.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

November 19, 2020