Friend,
Last week, thanks to our collective patient advocacy, we won a historic victory in our fight to restore collective bargaining rights for more than one million federal workers – including more than 15,000 VA nurses – who have had hard-won collective bargaining rights illegally revoked by the Trump administration. The House passed the Protect America’s Workforce Act (H.R. 2550) with 211 Democrats and 20 Republicans voting in favor of the measure!
This moment is critical. The overwhelming support for federal workers’ rights from the House is a massive step in the right direction. And right now, we have the momentum we need to ensure the Protect America’s Workforce Act becomes law!
Call your U.S. senator: 202-509-0661
Hi, my name is ______. I am your constituent, and I’m a ______ (nurse/other health care worker/patient/veteran). I’m calling today to urge you to cosponsor the bipartisan Protect America’s Workforce Act (S. 2837) 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 calling on the Senate to immediately vote on passage of the Protect America's Workforce Act (S. 2837). Thank you. |
If the Protect America’s Workforce Act passes the Senate, Congress will overturn the Trump administration’s anti-worker executive orders from earlier this year that illegally ripped away our union protections.
The passage of this act is essential for VA nurses and our veteran patients: an Inspector General report found severe understaffing at the VA had increased by 50 percent in the last year, with nearly 4 out of 5 VA facilities having “severe shortages” of nurses. VA nurses rely on the protection of our union to help us to stand up for safer hospitals, better staffing, and optimal patient care when it comes to our veteran patients.
Call your U.S. senator: 202-509-0661
Nurses understand it is essential that federal workers, including the nurses represented by NNU who work at VA facilities, are protected by collective bargaining agreements. We know that the protections of our union allow VA nurses to advocate for our patients and demand the staffing and other resources we need without fear of retaliation. With your continued support, we can make sure the Senate urgently passes this legislation and stop the current administration’s dangerous union busting attempt in its tracks!
Thank you for being with us.
In solidarity,
National Nurses United
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