Nurses to deliver petition calling for firing of Chief Nursing Officer Belva Snyder
Registered nurses at San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp will deliver a petition to the hospital’s CEO David Culberson and the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors tomorrow, calling for the termination of Chief Nursing Officer Belva Snyder.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Feb 8, 2021
National Nurses United Statement Regarding Reintroduction of PRO Act
National Nurses United (NNU) statement regarding the reintroduction of Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. The federal legislation would strengthen union rights.
National Nurses United
Feb 4, 2021
Nurses: Patient, RN and worker safety cuts a price for HCA’s huge profits amid pandemic
HCA’s announcement of $3.75 billion in profits for 2020, a 7.1 percent jump over 2019, is a clear demonstration of the financial consequences of a year of short staffing and other cuts affecting patient and worker safety despite a once-in-a-century pandemic.
National Nurses United
Feb 2, 2021
California nurses declare victory as state tells hospitals all waivers of safe staffing standards expire by Feb. 8
Today, more than 100,000 RN members of the California Nurses Association declared victory when the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced it will not approve for hospitals any new expedited waivers of the state’s landmark safe staffing ratios and all existing waivers end by Feb. 8.
California Nurses Association
Feb 1, 2021
RNs, EMS leader to update campaign to stop closure of Olympia Medical Center
Registered nurses from Olympia Medical Center and UCLA, a Los Angeles Emergency Medical Services leader, and other invited prominent speakers will hold a virtual press conference on Wednesday to update the campaign to stop the calamitous closure of Olympia amidst a still-raging pandemic.
California Nurses Association
Feb 1, 2021
Health care employers neglect workplace protections amid pandemic, instead blame nurses for infections
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, nurses and health care workers have called for employers and governments to follow the precautionary principle—that we shouldn’t wait for proof of harm before implementing measures to protect health. With a novel virus like the one that causes Covid-19, we needed to start with the highest level of protections, taking layers off as we learned because adding protections after the fact is not possible.
Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Commission Calls for Six-Month Delay in Olympia Medical Center Closure
“Given that we are in a historic public health emergency,” the Los Angeles County Emergency Services Commission (EMS) Wednesday recommended the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors call for a six-month delay in the closure of Olympia Medical Center.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Jan 27, 2021
Los Angeles County public hearing Wednesday—Emergency Services Commission Amid pandemic, nurses to urge LA County to press Alecto, UCLA to keep Olympia Medical Center open
At a public hearing by the Los Angeles County Emergency Services Commission Wednesday morning, registered nurses will call on Los Angeles County officials to step up pressure on Alecto Health Services and UCLA Health to keep Olympia Medical Center open at least for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Jan 26, 2021
UC San Diego Nurses demand safe staffing to save lives
Registered nurses at UCSD will hold a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 27 to call on the University of California (UC) to staff for safe patient care and stop elective surgeries.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Jan 26, 2021