[1]National Nurses United



This is a critical moment.

More than one million federal workers – including more than 15,000 VA
nurses – have had their hard-won collective bargaining rights illegally
revoked by the Trump administration. But in the coming days, we can take a
huge step toward winning them back with a vote in Congress.

The Protect America’s Workforce Act is a federal bill with bipartisan
support that would restore these rights for VA nurses, strengthening the
care our nation’s veterans receive at Veterans Health Administration
facilities across the country. Crucially, it would restore collective
bargaining rights for all other unionized federal workers, too.

We may
never get this opportunity again.

[ [link removed] ]Can you call your member of Congress right now and urge them to stand
with VA nurses and other federal workers by voting YES on the Protect
America’s Workforce Act (H.R. 2550)? All the information you need is in
this email, including the phone numbers to call and a short script you can
use.

[ [link removed] ]Call your U.S. Representative:
202-891-4745 »

Hi, my name is [First Name]. I am your constituent, and I’m a ______
(nurse/other health care worker/patient/veteran). I’m calling today to
urge you to vote YES on the bipartisan Protect America’s Workforce Act
(H.R. 2550) which would restore collective bargaining and union
organizing rights for more than one million federal workers, including
15,000 nurses in the VA. Union rights are fundamental to nurses’ role as
patient advocates. The Trump administration’s executive orders illegally
revoking these rights are an outrageous attack on all workers and a
blatant union-busting effort. I urge you to stand up for workers’ rights
and safe patient care for veterans by voting YES on the Protect
America's Workforce Act (H.R. 2550). Thank you.

Nurses are committed patient advocates – that’s why we are demanding the
passage of this bill. We need our union protections in order to speak up
about our patient safety concerns.

If the Protect America’s Workforce Act passes the House and Senate,
Congress will overturn the Trump administration’s anti-worker executive
orders from earlier this year that illegally ripped away our union
protections. And thanks to your continued advocacy, the bill has received
the 218 signatures required to bring it up for a floor vote in the House.

VA nurses provide high-quality, therapeutic care to our veteran patients
every single day. We refuse to stand by and allow this administration to
intimidate and silence us. It’s time for Congress to take action to fix
this for our veterans, VA nurses, and over one million federal workers.

[ [link removed] ]Can you stand with VA nurses and other federal workers by calling your
member of Congress and urging them to vote YES on the bipartisan Protect
America’s Workforce Act?

[ [link removed] ]Call your U.S. Representative:
202-891-4745 »

Nurses and workers across the country have spent months demanding this
vote – and now, we finally have the chance to win. We have rallied at the
offices of our representatives, we have called, and we have organized.
It’s time to finish the job together!

Thank you for being with us.

In solidarity,

National Nurses United



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