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Nurses at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale, Ca. Reach Tentative Agreement on New Contract

Registered nurses and hospital administrators have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract covering 200 RNs in the bargaining unit at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale, Ca.

California Nurses Association
December 22, 2016

Nurses Call on Senate to Reject Tom Price as HHS Secretary

National Nurses United today called on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, as well as the full Senate, to reject the nomination of Rep. Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services.

National Nurses United
December 22, 2016

Nurses to Vote Jan 5 at Alhambra Hospital on Bid To Join California’s Largest RN Organization, CNA

Registered nurses at Alhambra Hospital Medical Center in Alhambra, Ca. will vote on January 5 whether to join the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, CNA announced today.

California Nurses Association
December 21, 2016

Nurses at Four Verity Health Hospitals Reach Significant Tentative Agreement

After four years of instability and threats of hospital closures or major cuts in patient services, registered nurses have reached a significant tentative agreement on a new contract covering nearly 1500 RNs at four former Daughters of Charity hospitals that are now owned by Verity Health, the California Nurses Association announced today.

California Nurses Association
December 20, 2016

Nurses Top Gallup Poll Again Ranking #1 in Honesty and Ethics

Nurses once again topped the Gallup Poll's annual ranking of how Americans view 22 major professions with 84% of the public rating their honesty and ethical standards as "high" or "very high." Nurses have ranked first for 15 consecutive years and every year except for one in the 18 years that Gallup has surveyed public opinion on what profession is most trusted.


National Nurses United
December 19, 2016

Workplace Violence Regulations for Healthcare Facilities Go in Effect April 1

California’s Office of Administrative Law gave final approval to the nation’s strongest state workplace violence regulations for healthcare facilities and set an effective date of April 1, 2017

California Nurses Association
December 9, 2016

Nurses Overwhelmingly Approve Contract at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, CA

Registered nurses voted overwhelmingly to approve a new contract this week covering nearly 1,000 nurses at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, Ca., announced the California Nurses Association.

California Nurses Association
December 9, 2016

Nurses: Tragic Fire Highlights Need for Real Action in Oakland on Affordable Housing Crisis

The horrid loss of life in the Oakland warehouse fire Saturday night should be a call for first grieving followed by action on the broader problem plaguing Oakland and similar Bay Area communities – inadequate affordable housing, said the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United today.

California Nurses Association
December 5, 2016

Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement at Antelope Valley Hospital

Registered nurses and hospital administrators have reached a significant tentative agreement on a new contract covering nearly 1,000 nurses at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, Ca., announced the California Nurses Association.

California Nurses Association
December 5, 2016

Nurses Vote to Authorize Unfair Labor Practice Strike at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster

Nurses voted overwhelmingly to authorize an Unfair Labor Practice strike at Antelope Valley Hospital (AVH) to protest unfair labor practices and chronic short staffing announced the California Nurses Association.

California Nurses Association
November 30, 2016