CNA press releases

Nurses condemn California senate committee vote to protect insurance companies, not nurses and health care workers

The California Nurses Association (CNA), representing 100,000 registered nurses, strongly condemned the state Senate’s Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement committee for failing to pass SB 893 (Caballero), a bill that would have made nurses and other direct-care hospital workers automatically presumed eligible for workers compensation for infectious and respiratory diseases, including COVID-19, as well as musculoskeletal injuries, which nurses experience at extremely high rates.

California Nurses Association

May 15, 2020

Nurses Ask Santa Clara County to Review Trauma Designation for Regional Hospital In Advance of Maternal Health Closure

HCA’s plan to end maternal health services at Regional Medical Center of San Jose appears to put the hospital in violation of its legal obligation as a Level II Trauma center, nurses said today.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

May 13, 2020

Nurses and Healthcare Workers to Protest Palomar Health’s Illegal Layoffs and Demand the Contract Cancellation of Palomar’s CEO

Palomar Health RNs, healthcare workers, and community supporters will hold a public action at noon on Monday, May 11 to demand the contract cancellation of Palomar Health CEO Diane Hansen and the rescinding of illegal layoff notices to 83 RNs and 121 healthcare workers.

California Nurses Association/CHEU

May 10, 2020

Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center Nurses to Hold Action to Protest Mask Reprocessing and Growing Number of Nurses Infected with COVID-19

To protest Kaiser Permanente’s implementation of dangerous mask decontamination systems and to protest the coinciding increased number of Kaiser nurses infected with COVID-19, registered nurses and nurse practitioners at Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center are holding an action and media availability at 8:00 a.m., May 8.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

May 7, 2020

Kaiser Permanente Manteca Medical Center Nurses to Hold Action at Shift Change to Protest Mask Reprocessing and the Growing Number of Kaiser Nurses Infected with COVID19

To protest Kaiser’s implementation of dangerous mask decontamination systems, and to protest the coinciding increased number of Kaiser nurses infected with COVID19, registered nurses and nurse prac

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

May 7, 2020

Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center Nurses to Hold Action at Shift Change to Protest Mask Reprocessing and the Growing Number of Kaiser Nurses Infected with COVID-19

To protest Kaiser’s implementation of dangerous mask decontamination processes, and to protest the coinciding increased number of Kaiser nurses infected with COVID-19, registered nurses and nurse practitioners at Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center are holding an action and media availability

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

May 7, 2020

San Jose HCA RNs to Mark Mother’s Day With Call to Keep Open Women’s Services In Friday Action at Regional Medical Center

With Mother’s Day near, registered nurses at HCA’s Regional Medical Center will rally Friday to voice their concern for the safety of future mothers of East San Jose as the giant HCA corporation pu

California Nurses Association

May 7, 2020

California nurses mark Nurses' Week by lobbying state legislators on bills that protect nurses and public health

Registered nurses from across California will pay online lobby visits to state legislators on Thursday, May 7 and Friday, May 8, in support of bills to advance the work of nurses and to protect public health, the California Nurses Association (CNA) announced today.

California Nurses Association

May 6, 2020

San Joaquin County General Hospital Nurses to Hold Shift Change Action to Call on San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors to Respect Nurses

To demand the highest level of personal protective equipment (PPE) for nurses; including N95s and PAPRs, no reuse of PPE, respecting and valuing the input of frontline nurses, and safe staffing levels, registered nurses at San Joaquin County General Hospital are holding a shift change action and media availability at 7:30 a.m., May 6..

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

May 5, 2020

Kaiser Permanente Richmond Medical Center Nurses to Hold Action to Demand Protections When Treating Patients with COVID-19

To protest the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline health care workers during this COVID-19 pandemic, registered nurses at Kaiser Permanente Richmond Medical Center are holding an action during their shift change at 3:00 p.m., May 5...

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

May 4, 2020