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National Nurses United announced its 2020 Sanders endorsement

Period or event: 2020 Democratic presidential nomination · Reviewed September 12, 2026 · Record org-nnu-2020-endorsement

NNU announced its endorsement November 12, with an official event scheduled November 15. It cited Medicare for All, workers' organizing rights, safe staffing, and protections against workplace violence.

What the source records

Announcement
2019-11-12
Scheduled official endorsement event
2019-11-15This release announces the future event; it is not an event-completion record.
Selection process
Elected RN leaders voted after questionnaires, a member survey, and candidate interviews.

Scope & limitations

  • An endorsement is organizational political support; this source does not establish a payment, financial influence, or a quid pro quo.
  • Rationale is attributed to NNU; individual members' views are not inferred.

Sources for this record

National Nurses United to Endorse Bernie Sanders

National Nurses United · organization-statement · Document date 2019-11-12 · Checked 2026-09-12

Press release dated November 12, 2019; announcement and November 15 event distinction; paragraphs on nurses' priorities and leadership vote.