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AHMC Whittier Hospital Medical Center and San Gabriel Valley Medical Center nurses and health care workers ratify new contract

Health care workers at San Gabriel Valley Medical Center in San Gabriel, California, and Whittier Hospital Medical Center in Whittier, California, voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract on October 29 and 30, winning protections to improve patient safety and staff retention.

California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union
October 31, 2024

Large group of nurses standing outside hospital with raised fists, holding signs "Staff Up for Safe Patient Care"

San Jose nurses to hold rally for patient safety

Registered nurses who work at HCA’s Good Samaritan Hospital, in San Jose, Calif., will hold a rally on Wednesday, Oct. 30 to protest management’s failure to address chronic short-staffing and lack of meal and break relief.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 29, 2024

Marching on sidewalk with signs "Nurses care" (stethoscope image) and "Some cuts don't heal" (bandaid image)

Alameda Hospital and San Leandro Hospital nurses to hold informational picket demanding fair contract to ensure safe, quality patient care

Registered nurses at Alameda and San Leandro Hospitals in the East Bay will hold an informational picket at San Leandro Hospital on Oct. 30, 2024, to highlight a number of significant patient safety concerns that Alameda Health Systems (AHS) has failed to meaningfully address during contract bargaining.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 28, 2024

San Bernardino nurses hold picket

San Bernardino nurses hold informational picket for patient safety

Nurses at Dignity Health St. Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino, California will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, October 29 to protest management’s refusal to address chronic understaffing impacting patient safety. The lack of investment in staffing from CommonSpirit Health, the owners and operators of St. Bernardine Medical Center, is leading to high turnover rates in a hospital that already suffered from inadequate staffing during the Covid-19 pandemic.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 27, 2024

Candle with others in the background

Nurses and health care workers at AHMC's San Gabriel Valley Medical Center and Whittier Hospital Medical Center to hold candlelight vigils for patient safety

Nurses and health care workers at two AHMC facilities in Los Angeles, County will hold candlelight vigils on Wed., Oct. 23 to highlight their serious concerns about patient safety at their hospitals.

California Nurses Association and Caregivers and Healthcare Employee Union
October 21, 2024

Three nureses outside of hospital, smiling, fists raised, and holding signs "Safe Staffing Saves Lives"

Lodi nurses to hold informational picket for patient safety and safe staffing

Registered nurses at Adventist Health Lodi Memorial in Lodi, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Wednesday, Oct. 23, to call attention to hospital management’s failure to address recruitment and retention of staff nurses and its impact on patient care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 21, 2024

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Hemet nurses protest closure of obstetrics services scheduled for Oct. 31

Registered nurses at Hemet Global Medical Center in Hemet, Calif. will hold an informational picket on Oct. 17 to protest the hospital’s decision to cut obstetrics services.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 16, 2024

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Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley in Pleasanton, Calif. voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract on Wednesday, October 9. The contract secures key improvements for patient safety and nurse retention.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 13, 2024

Hazel Hawkins nurses picket at town hall

Registered nurses oppose Measure X, urge voters to keep Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital public

Registered nurses at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, California, are opposed to Measure X, a ballot measure that would eliminate the public’s ownership, control, and oversight over the hospital by selling it to newly formed subsidiary, Insight Health of America, a private Michigan-based company. Hazel Hawkins is currently publicly owned and governed by the San Benito County Health Care District Board of Directors.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 8, 2024

Desert Regional nurses hold information picket at health district board meeting

Palm Springs nurses oppose Measure AA, urge voters to keep Desert Regional Medical Center a public hospital

Nurses say Tenet has not invested in staffing or maintaining the facility, resulting in chronic understaffing, inoperable elevators, sewage leaks, and vermin infestations.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 4, 2024