Saint Joseph Hospital nurses to hold informational picket to protest unsafe staffing and missing pay
Saint Joseph nurses say Providence is violating California’s safe staffing law, which mandates safe RN-to-patient staffing ratios. Ongoing payroll errors have resulted in missing pay for hundreds of nurses.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Aug 9, 2022
Nurses vote overwhelmingly to approve new master contract covering 3,700 RNs at Tenet hospitals throughout California
Nurses say the new contract lays the groundwork for improving conditions through retaining and recruiting adequate nursing staff.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Aug 9, 2022
Nurses call on House to join U.S. Senate in passage of reforms
NNU applauded the U.S. Senate for passing the Inflation Reduction Act, which the union called “an important first step to enact reforms to rein in pharmaceutical price gouging and act on the climate crisis,” and urged the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the bill as soon as possible.
National Nurses United
Aug 8, 2022
Nurses and health care workers call on Sutter Health to correct egregious payroll errors and provide remedies to all affected workers
Since July 1, when Sutter implemented its new payroll system, Workday, numerous errors continue, including missing pay and inaccurate pay rates.
California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union
Aug 5, 2022
RNs at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, part of mega chain CommonSpirit Health, alert community members to persistently unsafe conditions at facility
They are asking residents to help them win improvements in care by contacting the hospital Chief Nursing Officer.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Aug 3, 2022
Racial justice signs and stickers
Nurses have a strong voice of advocacy for the health and safety of our patients from all backgrounds. Download printable signs and stickers to use in the workplace and for actions.
Buffalo VA Medical Center nurses to hold protest for safe staffing and patient care
RNs at Buffalo VAMC will protest VA management’s delays in supporting nurses who are committed to providing our veterans the highest quality of care.
National Nurses United
Aug 1, 2022
About California safe staffing ratios
Currently, California is the only state to enact an RN-to-patient staffing law, thanks to the determined, multi-year efforts of members of the California Nurses Association. Ratios, coupled with nurses’ powerful voice of advocacy, protect our patients from complications that arise from missed care such as medical errors, health care disparities, infections, and so much more.
Mpox: What nurses need to know
The mpox virus is now spreading rapidly in many countries that have not historically had cases. Learn about the symptoms, how it is transmitted, and what protections nurses and other health care workers need to care for a patient with a confirmed case.