AFT Nurses & Health Professionals

05/13/2026

America’s colleges and universities drive scientific breakthroughs, train the next generation of healthcare professionals and the workforce, and anchor communities across the country. In AFT Health Care, read AFT President Randi Weingarten and AAUP President Todd Wolfson share why we must defend higher ed as a public good.

Read here ⤵️
https://www.aft.org/hc/spring2026/weingarten_wolfson

05/12/2026

As comes to a close, remember that it's not enough to just celebrate nurses. We must also guarantee safe and healthy working conditions.

Because safe nurses = safe patients

05/12/2026

SUNY Downstate, one of the State University of New York’s three teaching hospitals, has been at the center of a yearslong battle to protect access to healthcare in central Brooklyn. Despite decades of underfunding, SUNY Downstate is a crucial academic medical center and safety-net hospital that de...

05/11/2026

As we commemorate Nurses Week, HPAE Local 5097 at Complete Care at Harborage are fighting to win a new contract with Fair Wages, a Safe Work Environment and Enforceable Safe Staffing Ratios. Honor Nurses and give them the ability to care for patients the way they're trained to do by including Enforceable Safe Staffing ratios in their contract.

05/11/2026

Happy day 6 of ! 🎉

This year's theme, the shines bright as we remember the felt during AFT's Nurses & Health Professionals Issues Conference held last month in Detroit. Thank you to everyone who joined us! You can read more about this year's PIC below 👇

Together we care ✊

AFT nurses and healthcare professionals from across the country gathered in Detroit April 13-15. Members came carrying the weight of understaffing, growing patient demand and a healthcare system under attack, but they left with something stronger: a shared sense of purpose and concrete plans to act....

05/09/2026

When rural hospitals close, entire communities lose critical care. On day 4 of , we recognize the nurses fighting on the front lines to keep rural hospitals open, protect access, and ensure no patient is left behind.

Read the article below to learn about how Oregon Nurses Association nurses saved labor and delivery and emergency surgical services at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital and Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital.

Communities in the small Oregon towns of Lebanon and Lincoln City are breathing a sigh of relief after the news that Samaritan Health Services reversed course and will keep labor and delivery, and emergency surgical services open at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital and Samaritan North Lincoln Ho...

05/08/2026

Trust is the foundation of care, and nurses are the most trusted profession in the U.S. This , we know that profit-driven technologies & tools will never replace the clinical expertise and human dignity of in-person nursing care. That’s the 💪

Nurses still rank highest for ethics, yet Americans' ratings of most professions remain historically weak and declining.

05/07/2026

Nurses and healthcare professionals work day in and day out to make sure their patients have everything they need to heal, recover, and thrive.

This National Nurses Week, we honor that connection between healthcare provider and patient and thank nurses for all that they do.

05/07/2026

Healthcare workers are nearly 5x more likely to be assaulted at work than the rest of our workforce.

On day 2 of , AFT demands that Congress pass the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act. ✊

Use the link below to write a letter to your representative ⬇

Healthcare and social service workers are nearly 5 times more likely to be assaulted at work than the rest of our workforce. It's time we took care of the people who care for us. Tell your lawmakers to cosponsor the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 2...

05/06/2026

Happy ! 🎉 AFT healthcare members are fighting for safe staffing across the country in Congress, state legislatures, and collective bargaining agreements.

Summary of H.R.3415 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2025

04/10/2025

This , we honor the healthcare professionals that work every day to keep us healthy.

We also continue the fight for healthcare access for all. Please take 5 minutes & tell your lawmaker to stop the cuts to Medicaid! https://actionnetwork.org/letters/medicaid-cuts-2025