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Five nurses standing in front of Capitol Buildiing in Washington, D.C. with signs for Medicare for All

Nation’s largest union of registered nurses call for Democrats to pass Medicare for All

National Nurses United emphasized that the midterm elections’ stunning rebuke of the Trump administration’s billionaire-backed agenda is a direct result of voters’ anger over the cost of living, including the outrageous cost of health care. Nurses stressed that voters now expect Democrats to use the power they have been given to advance real, systemic change, and that means advancing Medicare for All.

National Nurses United
November 4, 2026

News

NNU Executive Director, Bonnie Castillo, RN at bill introduction

It's time for legislators to prove democracy exists by passing Medicare for All

We nurses know and believe that this is the best bill at the right time for moving America forward. Jayapal’s legislation is the most comprehensive to date, including all primary care, hospital and outpatient services

NNU Executive Director, Bonnie Castillo, RN, Contributing to The Hill
March 4, 2019

Blog

Group of nurses in march holding signs "Union women are powerful women"

We won’t let them ban our stories

When future students read about the Covid-19 pandemic, nurses want our stories to be emblazoned on those pages. We want our grandchildren to understand the righteous anger we felt, rushing between far too many patients at once — some of them our own dying colleagues — while our employers cut corners on staffing and posted record profits.

February 24, 2024