CNA press releases

San Joaquin nurses to convene virtual townhall discussion on community health in face of COVID-19

San Joaquin County nurses will convene a townhall discussion on Wednesday, September 2 with healthcare workers, community allies, and local elected leaders to call for the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors to make the County’s public hospital a top priority, to advance community health and to treat healthcare workers with the respect they deserve.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

September 1, 2020

California Nurses Association Endorses Prop. 15

The California Nurses Association (CNA) announced today it is endorsing Proposition 15, a much-needed state initiative designed to close longstanding corporate property tax loopholes and generate nearly $12 billion for schools and local government.

California Nurses Association

August 14, 2020

Nurses to Santa Clara Supervisors: Conditions at HCA Regional Putting Moms, Babies at Risk

In a letter to Santa Clara County Supervisors today, the California Nurses Association warns that multiple reports of serious incidents following the closure of maternal child services at HCA’s Regional Medical Center of San Jose in May is putting the safety of patients at risk.

California Nurses Association

August 11, 2020

San Joaquin General Hospital Nurses to Hold Action To Demand Protections When Treating Patients With COVID-19

The lack of protections against COVID-19 at San Joaquin General Hospital has led to many exposures and infections amongst nurses and other frontline health care workers, which means many nurses are out sick and hospitals are taking advantage of the crisis to not hire more nurses.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

July 30, 2020

UCLA Nurses Rally To Demand Safe Staffing and Appropriate Protections to Protect Nurses and Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic

To protest the recent staffing cuts and inadequate access to COVID-19 related protections for frontline health care workers during this COVID-19 pandemic, registered nurses at UCLA Westwood Medical Center are holding a rally and media availability during their lunch break on July, 29. Nurses will be available to describe recent staffing cuts which put patients and nurses at risk, and the lack of access to COVID-19 testing and safe personal protective equipment.

California Nurses Association

July 28, 2020

PIH Health-Good Samaritan Hospital nurses hold action to demand protections when treating COVID-19 patients

Registered nurses at PIH Health-Good Samaritan Hospital will hold an action and media availability during their shift change on Wednesday, July 29, announced California Nurses Association/National

California Nurses Association

July 28, 2020

UC Davis Medical Center Perioperative Nurses To Rally For Safe Patient Care, Safe Staffing

To protect patient safety standards and demand safe staffing for nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic, perioperative nurses at UC Davis Medical Center (UCDMC), along with fellow UC Davis nurses, will hold a rally and action on Thursday, July 23.

California Nurses Association

July 22, 2020

Summit Nurses Hold Vigil For Nurse Who Died Of COVID-19

On Tuesday, July 21, registered nurses will hold a vigil at Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, to remember their colleague Janine Paiste-Ponder, RN, who recently died of COVID-19, the California Nurses Association (CNA) announced today. Paiste-Ponder had been a member of CNA for more than 25 years.

California Nurses Association

July 21, 2020

San Jose RNs to Raise Concerns Over COVID-19 Testing Failures to County Supervisors

Registered Nurses from HCA and Kaiser Permanente hospitals in San Jose will address the virtual Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday morning to voice their alarm over failure by their hospital administrations to prioritize COVID-19 testing for frontline caregivers exposed to the virus that they warn is exacerbating the pandemic crisis.

California Nurses Association

July 20, 2020

Chinese Hospital Nurses to Hold Action to Protest Racism as a Public Health Crisis

Registered nurses at Chinese Hospital will assemble and be available to media at Portsmouth Square in San Francisco to highlight the connection between racism and public health.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

July 18, 2020