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3,500 Bay Area Sutter Nurses to Strike Tuesday

Registered nurses at seven Alameda and San Mateo county hospitals operated by the Sutter corporation will begin a one-day strike Tuesday morning, once again protesting a long list of concession demands that they say would undermine patient care protections as well as health and living standards for the RNs. The strike will affect 3,500 RNs and also several hundred respiratory, X-ray, and other technicians.

July 2, 2012

CA Nurses Healthcare Tour in Oakland Tuesday with Screenings and Town Hall, in the Post Court Era

Local stats show dire need for healthcare overhaul—17.6% of adults uninsured, 17% of adults unable to see a doctor due to cost

June 29, 2012

CA Nurses Healthcare Tour in San Jose Monday with Screenings and Town Hall, in the Post Court Era

Local stats show dire need for healthcare overhaul—17% of adults uninsured, 10% of adults unable to see a doctor due to cost

June 28, 2012

CA Nurses Healthcare Tour in San Rafael Friday with Screenings and Town Hall, in the Post Court Era

Local stats still show need for healthcare overhaul—14% of adults uninsured, 11% of adults unable to see a doctor due to cost

June 27, 2012

CA Nurses Healthcare Tour in Chico Thursday with Screenings and Town Hall, as Court Ruling Looms

Local stats show dire need for healthcare overhaul—21% of adults uninsured, 16% of adults unable to see a doctor due to cost

June 26, 2012

CA Nurses Healthcare Tour in Stockton Wednesday with Screenings and Town Hall, as Court Ruling Looms

Local stats show dire need for healthcare overhaul—24.6% of adults uninsured, 16% of adults unable to see a doctor due to cost

June 26, 2012

CA Nurses Healthcare Tour in Modesto Tuesday with Screenings and Town Hall, as Court Ruling Looms

Local stats show dire need for healthcare overhaul—25.7% of adults uninsured, 17.3% of adults unable to see a doctor due to cost

June 26, 2012

CA Nurses Healthcare Tour in Fresno Monday with Screenings and Town Hall, as Court Ruling Looms

Local stats show dire need for healthcare overhaul—28.4% of adults uninsured, 16% of adults unable to see a doctor due to cost

June 26, 2012

Bay Area Sutter Nurses Set Next Strike – July 3

With Sutter corporate officials continuing to demand sweeping reductions in nurses contract standards, including proposals that could harm patients, Bay Area Sutter registered nurses are preparing for a new one-day strike on Tuesday, July 3, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United said today.

June 25, 2012

RNs to Host San Leandro Town Hall on How to Hold Non-Profit Hospitals Accountable on Charity Care

Elected leaders, nurses, and community members will speak out in a town hall meeting Friday in San Leandro to address an important question affecting the delivery of health care in California – are non-profit hospitals giving back to communities their fair share in exchange for their tax exemption?

June 22, 2012