Nurses at PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles to hold one-day strike May 11
Registered nurses at PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital will hold a one-day strike on May 11 to protest management’s proposals to eliminate health and safety protections and their refusal to address the hospital’s severe staffing crisis
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
May 5, 2023
Nurses commemorate nurses week in lobbying blitz on Capitol Hill
Hundreds of bedside nurses from across the country began online lobbying visits in Washington, D.C. today with their federal members of Congress and senators, urging their legislators to confront the staffing crisis in hospitals across the country.
National Nurses United
May 3, 2023
Nurses rally and testify at Maine state capital for enforceable nurse-to-patient ratios
Registered nurse members of the Maine State Nurses Association held a rally in Augusta, Maine, and testified at a hearing before the state legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee in support of the Maine Quality Care Act, a bill that would create legally enforceable nurse-to-patient ratios.
Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
May 4, 2023
Maine State Nurses Association campaign for safe staffing ratios
Maine nurses are standing up for nurse and patient safety by supporting L.D. 1639, “An Act to Address Unsafe Staffing and Improve Patient Care”. Our union strongly supports this bill, sponsored by state Senator Stacy Brenner, RN.
Myths and facts about safe staffing
Our patients are at risk from unsafe registered nurse (RN) staffing. Nurses know this and research shows this. But hospital administrators are trying to stop us from solving the crisis — and they’re spreading misinformation about staffing.
Hayward nurses strike averted as St. Rose Hospital RNs reach tentative agreement
RNs at St Rose Hospital in Hayward, Calif., have reached a tentative agreement with management, averting a two-day strike that was set to begin on Tuesday, May 2.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
May 1, 2023
Concord nurses to hold one-day strike for fair contract
Registered nurses at John Muir Behavioral Health Center in Concord, Calif. will hold a one-day strike on May 3 to protest the hospital management’s refusal to address demands for fair contract. This notice follows a strike authorization vote by the Concord nurses, who want to see stronger contract measures to improve recruitment and retention.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
May 1, 2023
AR Gould nurses deliver May Day basket on International Workers’ Day to demand improved staffing for patient safety
Union nurses at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital delivered a May Day basket today to AR Gould CEO Greg LaFrancois to demand movement at the bargaining table on issues involving safe staffing and staff retention in order to deliver patients the care our community deserves.
Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
May 1, 2023
Nurses urge lawmakers to reject efforts to facilitate ‘Home All Alone’ programs that allow patients requiring hospitalization to be treated at home
California Nurses Association is calling on California lawmakers to continue to reject any moves to facilitate Home All Alone programs, which permit hospitals to treat patients at home for conditions that require hospitalization for acute inpatient-level care.
California Nurses Association
Apr 28, 2023
Ascension Via Christi St. Francis nurses to mark International Workers’ Day with an informational picket on May 1
Nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kan., will hold an informational picket on Monday, May 1, 2023, to urge management to agree to their bargaining table proposals regarding staffing and workplace violence prevention.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Apr 27, 2023