California Nurses Association applauds Governor Gavin Newsom for signing S.B. 1061, which would prevent medical debt collectors and health care providers from sharing medical debt information with credit reporting agencies. The bill, authored by Senator Monique Limón and sponsored by CNA, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and a diverse coalition of organizations, would also prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including medical debt on credit reports.

Registered nurses at Stanislaus County in Modesto, Calif., voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract yesterday, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

Registered nurses at University Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, September 24, to push for progress in contract negotiations. Since bargaining began in March, University Medical Center management has delayed negotiations, including postponing bargaining sessions and refusing to make meaningful responses to nurses’ proposals on key issues like workplace violence and safe staffing.

RNs who work at Alameda and San Leandro hospitals in Alameda County, Calif., will hold a rally and speak-out at the Alameda Health Systems (AHS) Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 18, to highlight their patient safety concerns, including cuts to staffing, and AHS's failure to meaningfully address these serious issues during bargaining.

Registered nurses and health care workers across California applaud Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto of S.B. 1432, which would have allowed hospital executives to delay implementation of critical seismic safety standards and risked workers’ and patients’ lives.

National Nurses United union members are joining the Nevada State AFL-CIO canvass to knock on doors in support of Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential ticket on Saturday, Sept. 14.

Nurses and health care workers from Ventura County will hold an informational picket and address the Board of Supervisors to oppose the board’s approval to close the Santa Paula Hospital intensive care unit and obstetrics units.

National Nurses United union members will canvass for the Democratic presidential ticket on Saturday, September 7. National Nurses United endorsed Kamala Harris for President on July 23.

Registered nurses and health care workers across California call on Governor Newsom to ensure hospitals remain open and fully functioning in the event of a major earthquake by promptly vetoing SB 1432.