LEFT BIAS
These media sources are moderate to strongly biased toward liberal causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appealing to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports, and omit information that may damage liberal causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy. See all Left Bias sources.
- Overall, we rate National Nurses United as Left-Biased due to its consistent advocacy for single-payer healthcare, union priorities, and climate-health positions that align with progressive policy goals, along with PAC giving patterns that favor Democrats. We rate its reporting/communications as Mostly Factual: materials generally provide sourcing to internal reports, filings, and coalition statements, but the union’s publications are advocacy content rather than neutral journalism.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEFT (-6.0)
Factual Reporting: MOSTLY FACTUAL (2.1)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Organization/Foundation
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
National Nurses United (NNU) is the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States, representing more than 225,000 RNs. National Nurses United (NNU), headquartered in Oakland, CA, focuses on collective bargaining, patient-safety standards, and policy advocacy. NNU maintains multiple regional offices and affiliates (including CNA/NNOC) and publishes news, press releases, and reports on labor and health-policy issues.
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Funded by / Ownership
The union is funded primarily through member dues and operates a separate political action committee, NNU PAC — Fund for a Healthy America, which, by law, cannot use union dues and relies on voluntary contributions; federal filings show individual-donor funding and disbursements that predominantly support Democratic candidates.
Analysis / Bias
Coverage and communications strongly emphasize pro-labor, pro-union positions, with a consistent frame that criticizes for-profit hospital systems and argues for expanded public provision of care.
NNU’s Medicare for All page advocates for single-payer healthcare, presenting it as a cost-controlling and equitable solution, and linking to supporting arguments that demonstrate a progressive policy stance.
Recent press materials highlight corporate accountability, such as a report on LCMC Health alleging “high charges for care and excessive executive pay, framed around nurses’ contract bargaining and patient-care concerns; the write-up foregrounds labor actions and executive compensation as evidence of systemic problems. Internationally, NNU (via Global Nurses United) connects climate policy with health impacts in a COP-adjacent statement urging governments to act, again reflecting issue selection aligned with progressive public-health and climate priorities. The language used across these items is advocacy-oriented, citing internal reports, public data, or coalition statements; the tone is assertive and values-driven, rather than neutral news style.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate National Nurses United as Left-Biased due to its consistent advocacy for single-payer healthcare, union priorities, and climate-health positions that align with progressive policy goals, along with PAC giving patterns that favor Democrats. We rate its reporting/communications as Mostly Factual: materials generally provide sourcing to internal reports, filings, and coalition statements, but the union’s publications are advocacy content rather than neutral journalism. (M. Huitsing 11/13/2025)
Source: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/
Last Updated on November 13, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
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