We won’t let them ban our stories
When future students read about the Covid-19 pandemic, nurses want our stories to be emblazoned on those pages. We want our grandchildren to understand the righteous anger we felt, rushing between far too many patients at once — some of them our own dying colleagues — while our employers cut corners on staffing and posted record profits.
UCSF Mission Bay nurses rally to demand immediate action on safe staffing for patients
On February 27, nurses from University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Health Mission Bay will hold a rally to shed light on worsening conditions inside the medical center that the university has continuously refused to address.
California Nurses Association
Feb 26, 2024
Nurses at Desert Regional Medical Center rollout new billboard campaign as video emerges highlighting safety concerns
Registered nurses at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif., are rolling out a new billboard campaign as two new videos reveal serious health and safety concerns at the Tenet Healthcare hospital.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Feb 26, 2024
City of Hope nurses to hold candlelight vigil to win a fair contract with strong patient safety language
RNs at City of Hope National Medical Center, in Duarte, Calif. will hold a candlelight vigil on Friday, Feb. 23 to highlight patient safety concerns, including short staffing and the inability to take meal- and rest-period breaks daily, that they wish to resolve by winning a fair contract with strong, safe patient care provisions.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Feb 20, 2024
Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention
Registered nurses at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital in Marina del Rey, Calif., voted in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract on Feb. 16, 2024, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.
California Nurses Association
Feb 20, 2024
New national labor network formed to “end the death and devastation” in the Israel-Hamas war
Seven national unions and over two hundred local unions today announce the formation of the National Labor Network for Ceasefire (NLNC) to “end the death and devastation” in the Middle East, and to expand support for the ceasefire among unions nationally.
National Labor Network for Ceasefire/National Nurses United
Feb 16, 2024
Oroville Hospital nurses to hold informational picket to protest short-staffing, erosion of patient care standards, and deteriorating working conditions
Registered nurses at Oroville Hospital in Oroville, California, will hold an informational picket on Thursday, February 15, to protest chronic short-staffing conditions that jeopardize patient care and lead to high turnover and the loss of experienced nurses.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Feb 14, 2024
Assemblymember Ash Kalra, California Nurses Association introduce CalCare legislation
AB 2200 would enact a comprehensive framework of governance, benefits, program standards, and health care cost controls for a single-payer health care coverage system in California, guaranteeing comprehensive, high-quality health care for all Californians as a human right.
California Nurses Association
Feb 7, 2024