Veterans Affairs press releases

Nurses and Veterans to Rally in Washington, D.C. to Protect Veterans’ Health Care at the VA

RNs and veterans with Vietnam Veterans of America are holding a rally to demand that Congress and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie work expediently to provide the VA the funding and staff necessary to ensure the highest quality of care for our nation’s veterans and to restore full labor protections to nurses, said National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU).

National Nurses United

March 13, 2019

RNs and Veterans Rally to Protect Veterans’ Health Care at the VA

RNs with National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) and veterans with San Diego Veterans for Peace are calling on the VA Secretary, Robert Wilkie, to fully fund and staff the VA, and reject the implementation of proposed rules that will divert billions of taxpayer dollars designated for the VA and veterans’ health care into the private sector.

National Nurses United

February 25, 2019

RNs applaud the reintroduction of VA Employee Fairness Act

National Nurses United applauds Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) on the reintroduction of federal legislation that restores full collective bargaining rights for nurses and other clinicians at the Veterans Administration medical facilities, which they say is essential to assuring high-quality care for our nation’s veterans.

National Nurses United

February 13, 2019

RNs Criticize Proposed New VA Rules Charging they Pave the Way to Eroding Care for Veterans

National Nurses United (NNU), which represents 11,000 registered nurses who work at the Veterans Affairs hospitals, today criticized the latest steps by this administration to push privatization of the Veterans Affairs health system through proposed rules unveiled by VA Secretary Robert Wilkie for implementing the VA Mission Act.

National Nurses United

January 31, 2019

RNs File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Secretary Wilkie Alleging Illegal Tactics to Deny Union Protections and Silence RNs Ability to Advocate for Veterans

Nurses say by denying their union protections, the VA is attempting to limit a Veterans Affairs nurse’s ability to advocate for the highest quality of patient care.

National Nurses United

November 16, 2018

Registered Nurses Express Outrage as VA Announces Latest Effort to Deny Nurses Union Protections and Silence their Ability to Advocate for Best Patient Care Practices

Registered nurses with National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) are outraged by the latest union busting effort by this administration, an effort that aims to limit a Veteran Affairs nurse’s ability to advocate for the highest quality of patient care.

National Nurses United

November 9, 2018

Registered Nurses Call On VA Secretary To Sign Contract

National Nurses United (NNU) today sharply criticized Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie’s refusal to sign the contract VA government negotiators reached with National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC)/NNU VA registered nurses in July following two years of protracted negotiations.

National Nurses United

October 30, 2018

11,000 Veterans Affairs Nurses Ratify Contract at 23 Hospitals Across the Nation

Registered nurses with National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU), at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), voted by a 99% margin to ratify a new three-year contract. The contract, covering more than 11,000 registered nurses at 23 hospitals, features workplace violence protections, infectious disease training and emergency preparedness information for nurses.

National Nurses United

September 17, 2018

National Nurses United Applauds Judge’s Decision to Strike Down Key Provisions in Trump’s Anti-Union Executive Orders

National Nurses United (NNU) applauds a federal judge’s ruling that President Donald Trump violated federal law when he issued executive orders that sought to strip 2.1 million public sector worker

National Nurses United

August 27, 2018

VA Nurses to Join With Other VA Caregivers to Condemn Trump Administration Attacks That Undermine Their Ability to Advocate for Veteran Care

National Nurses United RNs will join with American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) members as part of the #RedforFeds rally on Wednesday July 25th in Washington, D.C. to protest the latest Trump Administration attacks on VA RNs and other caregivers.

National Nurses United

July 24, 2018