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Large group of nurses outside hospital hold signs "Patients First"

Registered nurses at San Jose’s two HCA hospitals ratify 3-year contract with multiple provisions to improve patient care

HCA agreed to hire 34 more full-time RNs to provide meal and rest breaks for nurses. Nurses say this will improve patient care, as studies clearly show that nurses who are fatigued and exhausted are more likely to make errors.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
July 15, 2022

Group of nurses inside hospital hold raised fists test

University of California nurses ratify new contract covering all UC medical centers, clinics, and student health centers

The new agreement addresses key patient care and workplace safety issues while focusing resources to recognize, recruit, and retain nurses across facilities in the UC system.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
July 9, 2022

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Long Beach Medical Center/Miller’s Children’s & Women’s Hospital nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

The three-year contract covers 2,000 nurses for the period from June 24, 2022 to June 24, 2025.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 29, 2022

Two people outside hold sign "Palomar Union Workers United"

Registered nurses and caregivers vote overwhelmingly to ratify new contracts with Palomar Health

Nurses and caregivers had been negotiating for fair contracts for more than 14 months and were prepared to strike over Palomar management’s bad-faith bargaining and numerous other egregious violations of labor law.

California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union
June 27, 2022

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Los Angeles nurses to hold rally to demand patient safety and safe staffing

RNs at PIH Health-Good Samaritan Hospital will highlight their deep concerns about patient safety, including chronic short-staffing, declining patient care standards, and the ongoing intimidation of RNs and local community allies.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 22, 2022

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Redding nurses to hold one-day strike at Shasta Regional for safe working conditions and patient safety

Nurses are demanding management take action to change policies that contradict best practices, such as routinely making profit-driven staffing decisions that do not follow the clinically proven safe-staffing ratios needed to protect patients and produce best health outcomes.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 22, 2022

Two people outside hold sign "Palomar Union Workers United"

Nurses and caregivers reach tentative contracts with Palomar Health, strike planned for 6/23 averted

Nurses and ancillary caregivers had been negotiating for fair contracts for more than 14 months and were prepared to strike over Palomar management’s bad-faith bargaining and numerous other egregious violations of labor law.

California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union
June 21, 2022

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RNs at Seton prepare for two-day strike citing patient safety concerns

Nurses have been in contract negotiations with AHMC since December 2021. AHMC management is impeding any real progress by refusing to address the nurses’ concerns and by canceling scheduled meetings at the last minute.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 20, 2022

Group of three nurses outside LA Medical Center hold signs "Patients First"

Kaiser LAMC nurses to hold one-day strike for patient safety

LAMC nurses have been in negotiations since September 2021 for a new contract with little to no movement on key issues.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 15, 2022

Verdugo Hills nurses picketing outside hospital with signs "Patients First"

Palomar Health nurses and caregivers give notice to hold one-day unfair labor practice strike June 23

Registered nurses and caregivers have been at the table negotiating a successor contract for 14 months, raising serious unsafe patient care and nursing practice concerns that negatively impact patients in the community.

California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union
June 13, 2022