National Nurses United

W hen registered nurse Sheriann Weinstein, of Fort Walton-Destin Hospital in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., stood in solidarity with colleagues throughout her hospital, they were able to take on HCA Healthcare and win their September union election. A month later, on Oct. 6 to Oct. 8, Weinstein joined nurses from around the world at National Nurses United's 2025 Global Nurses Solidarity Assembly (GNSA)—and gained a new under- standing of what can happen when the same solidarity powering her own facility fight is raised to global heights. "I haven't seen this many nurses in one spot fighting for the same things to help better our families, our community, our world," said Weinstein. "It's our whole world that needs help. And there are so many nurses out there willing to stand beside us." GNSA was a fusion of NNU along with a meeting of Global Nurses United (GNU), a federation of nurse and health care worker unions in 35 nations cofounded by NNU. The assembly's theme, "Resistance and Resilience," was woven throughout panel discus- sions, continuing education courses, an art exhibition, and other opportunities for nurse leaders to share information and resources to bring back to their facilities and home communities. With the United States and many other nations experiencing a greater level of political division among everyday people in recent years, a major topic of discussion at GNSA was how billionaires, including health care employers, have aligned themselves with authoritarian leaders throughout the globe. Their goal? To keep stoking public division and dismantle government and public insti- tutions, so they can more easily amass outrageous amounts of wealth off the backs of workers, who are too busy fighting one another to survive than hold billionaires accountable. But nurses at GNSA were clear that they don't stand for "divide and conquer" tac- tics from their employers or in society. "I hope that in each other's company this year, we can learn resil- ience from one another's successes and setbacks, share our hopes and our ideas, and establish bonds that will help nurses around the world weather the uncertainty of this time ahead," said CNA/NNOC President Sandy Reding, RN. "Together, we can build a world where health care rights are treated as human rights, where immigrant rights are treated as human rights, where public health and patient safety come before profits. We certainly can't do it without one another's help and solidarity." In this time of rising authoritarianism, "working-class solidarity is critical to winning on issues that unite working people and build a 20 N A T I O N A L N U R S E W W W . N A T I O N A L N U R S E S U N I T E D . O R G J U LY | A U G U S T | S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 5 U.S. and international nurses join forces at 2025 Global Nurses Solidarity Assembly. BY KA R I J O N E S MANY FRONT

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