More than 500 union nurses to march and rally in Sacramento for Lobby Day
The Lobby Day events will bring CNA nurses from across the state to the California State Capitol building, where they’ll arrive by march and then rally outside before meetings with legislators about nurses’ key issues and priority legislation.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
May 11, 2023
PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital nurses strike averted as RNs reach tentative agreement
Registered nurses at PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif., reached a tentative agreement that will run through November 2025, averting a one-day strike that was set to begin on Thursday, May 11.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
May 8, 2023
St. Rose Hospital nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention
Registered nurses at St. Rose Hospital in Hayward, Calif. voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new 4-year contract. Highlights of the contract include workplace violence prevention improvements, wage increases, and improved health care benefits.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
May 8, 2023
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