CNA press releases

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Nurses and community holding signs: "Safe staffing now" "Patients First in the hospital" "Patients First in the hospital" "Safe Staffing Saves Lives"

Central Coast nurses ratify new four-year contract

RNs at Adventist Health Sierra Vista in San Luis Obispo, Calif., and Adventist Health Twin Cities in Templeton, Calif., on the Central Coast, voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying new four-year contracts on July 29, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
July 30, 2025

DRMC nurses picket for patient safety

Tenet nurses to hold informational pickets highlighting patient safety issues

Thousands of registered nurses at six Tenet Healthcare Corporation hospitals in California will hold informational pickets on Thursday, July 31. RNs hope to raise awareness in their communities about management’s refusal to ensure appropriate staffing and training, and the impact it has on the quality of patient care and the retention of experienced nursing staff.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
July 29, 2025

Group of nurses outside hospital holding signs "Transgender Rights are Human Rights"

San Francisco nurses to hold vigil for trans patients at Kaiser

Registered nurses from Kaiser Permanente facilities will hold a vigil at 4 p.m. tomorrow, July 25, in San Francisco, Calif., to honor transgender patients being impacted by Kaiser’s newly announced suspension of some gender-affirming care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
July 24, 2025

Nurses on picket line outside of Alhambra Hospital Medical Center

Alhambra Hospital nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at Alhambra Hospital Medical Center in Alhambra, Calif., voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract on July 22, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention,

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
July 24, 2025

Nurses in front of capitol with signs "Our Patients. Our Union. Our Voice"

Nation’s largest nurses union shames Kaiser Permanente for gender-affirming care cutbacks

Nurses represented by CNA/NNOC are today shaming Kaiser Permanente, one of the country’s largest health care systems, for their decision to suspend some gender-affirming care services for patients under 19.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
July 23, 2025

USC nurses picket in front of Keck Medical Center

Thursday 7/24: USC Keck & Norris nurses to hold informational picket for safe staffing

Nurses at USC Keck & Norris Hospitals in Los Angeles, California will hold an informational picket on July 24 to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about safe staffing and patient care issues.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
July 22, 2025

Long Beach nurses at action, with bullhorn, signs that say "Fair Contract Now" and "Save Lives: Hands off our Ratios!"

Long Beach Medical Center nurses vote no confidence in management

Registered nurses at Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital in Long Beach, Calif. decided unanimously to pass a vote of no confidence in the hospital’s administration.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
July 18, 2025

Large group of nurses outside CA Capitol building, CNA/NNU logos

California Nurses Association statement on ICE activities at Glendale Memorial Hospital

California Nurses Association has learned through credible reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) representatives presented a warrant at Glendale Memorial Hospital and took a patient into custody by removing the patient from the facility through a side door apparently against the medical advice of the patient’s physician. 

California Nurses Association
July 18, 2025

The late Congressman John Lewis, text "Good Trouble Lives On"

Bay Area nurses to host John Lewis Day “Good Trouble Lives On” rally

Registered nurses and members of California Nurses Associationvwill host a John Lewis Day “Good Trouble Lives On” rally at noon on Thursday, July 17 in Oakland, Calif. The event is part of a nationwide day of action to honor the legacy of the late civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis.

California Nurses Association
July 15, 2025

Child holding sign: "Nurses are the heart of patient care"

Santa Clarita nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Valencia, Calif., voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract on July 9, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
July 10, 2025