Union nurses to be joined by Graham Platner, local electeds, unions, and community leaders for health care town hall

Registered nurses with the National Nurses Organizing Committee / National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) are hosting a community town hall with Graham Platner on Wednesday, May 20, in Portland, Maine, to discuss the current state of health care and what it would take to truly transform our system.

"The billionaire class and their Republican puppets are gutting public health programs to make themselves richer with zero regard for our patients, working people, and families struggling to survive," said Kelli Brennan, RN at Maine Medical Center and copresident of Maine State Nurses Association/NNOC. "Nurses refuse their deadly agenda. We can build a future that works for everyone, one that guarantees health care to all, free at the point of service. We invite everyone to join us and build real working-class solidarity toward our vision for a healthy society."

Community members are welcome to join Portland-area nurses for the town hall and can register here.

What: Union nurses, Graham Platner town hall for a Vision for a Healthy Society
When: Wednesday, May 20, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Where: East End Community Center, 195 North St., Portland, ME 04101
Who: Union nurses, Graham Platner, Troy Jackson, Maine AFL-CIO, Maine People's Alliance, Maine AllCare, Portland City Councilor Wes Pelletier

The federal budget reconciliation bill, which President Donald Trump signed into law in July 2025, represents one of the largest transfers of wealth in U.S. history - stealing more than $1 trillion in Medicaid funding from everyday Americans and slashing insurance for 10 million people to fund tax cuts for billionaires and corporations and immigration enforcement. In response to this unprecedented attack on public health, registered nurses are taking their alternative vision for a healthy society directly to the patients and working-class communities they serve.

Maine State Nurses Association is part of National Nurses Organizing Committee, representing 4,000 nurses and other caregivers from Portland to Fort Kent. NNOC is an affiliate of National Nurses United, the largest and fastest-growing labor union of registered nurses in the United States with nearly 225,000 members nationwide.