Central Coast registered nurses will gather on Thursday, Oct. 7 to express their outrage and respond publicly to a recent New Times-SLO article that quoted Rep. Jordan Cunningham (R-San Luis Obispo) advocating for hospitals to be given waivers on California’s landmark safe nurse-to-patient staffing law (or “ratios”)—claiming that assigning nurses far too many patients to safely care for at once, during the deadly Delta surge, is good for hospitals.

Nurses say chronic short staffing and a lack of resources has contributed to moral injury on the job while Sutter Health continues to turn a profit.

Nurses say chronic short staffing and a lack of resources has contributed to moral injury on the job while Sutter Health continues to turn a profit.

CNA welcomed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature enacting landmark legislation to require implicit bias education and training for nursing students and new graduates in California, an important step in addressing persistent racial disparities, particularly in health care.

NNU strongly endorsed efforts by President Biden, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and the vast majority of the House and Senate Democratic caucuses to pass the reconciliation and infrastructure legislation in tandem.

RNs demand that the medical center step up its efforts to recruit and retain registered nurses.

When the ballots were counted today, a total of 121 RNs voted to join CNA, with just 8 votes for "no union."

NNU is calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate exploitative employment contracts common in the hospital industry that impose harsh burdens on new registered nurse graduates.

Nurses say despite repeated appeals, the hospital is failing to provide much needed resources and staff, which jeopardizes patient care.