National Nurses United is the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States. It advocates for nurses, patients, and public health, with a strong focus on safe staffing, workplace protections, health and safety standards, and expanded access to health care.
Safe nurse-to-patient staffing ratios, workplace health and safety, collective bargaining and labor rights, Medicare for All and other universal health care policies, patient safety protections, public health measures, and selected social justice and immigration policies affecting health and working conditions.
Primarily funded by member dues and affiliated union membership resources; it also operates a political action committee for political advocacy.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, District of Columbia Nurses Association, Michigan Nurses Association, Minnesota Nurses Association, New York State Nurses Association; national leaders include its Council of Presidents and executive director Puneet Maharaj.
labor union and professional association
