Nurses and health professionals

This April, a bipartisan coalition reintroduced legislation aimed at protecting workers on the frontlines of the American healthcare system.

Many of the 66 million Americans who live in rural, tribal and geographically isolated areas rely on Medicaid for basic healthcare services.

In a decisive victory, 60 Metro Behavioral Health nurses in Cleveland have voted overwhelmingly to join the Ohio Nurses Association/AFT, sending a powerful message.

Schools, hospitals and communities across the country could face devastating consequences if Congress moves forward with plans to cut Medicaid funding by $880 billion, according to union leaders, healthcare workers and educators.

Nurses at several institutions have overwhelmingly voted to unionize with the Oregon Nurses Association, marking a historic moment for healthcare workers in Oregon.

President Trump’s push toward mass deportation is bad enough as policy—but for many in our community, it is more than just heated rhetoric and obscure rulemaking. It is terrifying.

A coalition of unions representing more than 5,000 nurses in Hawaii is calling for safer staffing to improve patient care and strengthen the state’s healthcare system.

Last spring, three healthcare locals of the Health Professionals and Allied Employees put their employers on notice as they prepared to negotiate their expiring contracts: Give us nurse-to-patient ratios or we will strike.

A recent survey conducted by the Ohio Nurses Association found that the state's healthcare system is in crisis.

On June 18, 2024, the AFT announced the launch of the Union Physicians of AFT, a dynamic new group aimed at uniting doctors.