Nurses applaud introduction of Cortese’s bill to protect frontline nurses and other health care workers

In response to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, California Nurses Association is pleased to cosponsor S.B. 213 (Cortese) to protect California’s frontline nurses and other health care workers by providing presumptive eligibility for workers’ compensation.

California Nurses Association

February 10, 2021

• COVID-19

• California

Kindred San Gabriel nurses and caregivers: hospital industry attack on safe staffing puts lives of patients, nurses, workers at risk

Registered nurses and caregivers at Kindred San Gabriel Hospital will hold a press conference, tomorrow, Feb. 10 to protest the unsafe staffing conditions at the hospital.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United/Caregivers & Healthcare Employees Union

February 9, 2021

• CHEU

• California

Nurses to deliver petition calling for firing of Chief Nursing Officer Belva Snyder

Registered nurses at San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp will deliver a petition to the hospital’s CEO David Culberson and the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors tomorrow, calling for the termination of Chief Nursing Officer Belva Snyder.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

February 8, 2021

• California

National Nurses United Statement Regarding Reintroduction of PRO Act

National Nurses United (NNU) statement regarding the reintroduction of Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. The federal legislation would strengthen union rights.

National Nurses United

February 4, 2021

• Nationwide

Nurses: Patient, RN and worker safety cuts a price for HCA’s huge profits amid pandemic

HCA’s announcement of $3.75 billion in profits for 2020, a 7.1 percent jump over 2019, is a clear demonstration of the financial consequences of a year of short staffing and other cuts affecting patient and worker safety despite a once-in-a-century pandemic.

National Nurses United

February 2, 2021

• COVID-19

• Nationwide