Californians need CalCare, not Sacramento stall tactics
Nurses know that passing legislation to create CalCare is of life-and-death urgency and the most critical step towards guaranteeing health care for all Californians. That’s why we don’t support the approach proposed in SB 770, which would put the bureaucratic cart before the health care horse.
Sandy Reding, RN
How a nurse rallied her union to fight for gender-affirming care
To honor International Transgender Day of Visibility, National Nurses United is proud to share this story from nurse-member Dara Tep, RN, and her colleagues.
National Nurses United
Ventura County nurses and health care professionals ratify historic 5-year contract with strong measures to improve patient safety, recruitment, and retention
RNs and health care professionals who work for the Ventura County Health System in California voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new contract.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Apr 7, 2023
Children’s Hospital Oakland nurses and health care workers to hold one-day sympathy strike April 19 in solidarity with NUHW
Registered nurses and health care workers at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., will hold a one-day sympathy strike in solidarity with the National Union of Healthcare Workers.
California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union
Apr 7, 2023
Registered Nurses at Southern California Hospital at Culver City ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and staff retention
Registered nurses at Southern California Hospital at Culver City in Culver City, Calif., voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Apr 7, 2023
Mission Hospital nurses to hold a rally over HCA’s failure to protect patients and nurses from assaults and other unsafe working conditions
Registered nurses at Mission Hospital, in Asheville, N.C., will hold a rally to highlight their patient safety concerns, including increased incidents of workplace violence, broken hospital equipment, and unsafe staffing levels.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Apr 7, 2023
California Nurses Association calls on Sacramento to provide RNs equity in workers’ comp, pass A.B. 1156
Nurses across California are applauding the introduction of A.B. 1156. If passed, the presumptive eligibility bill would automatically provide workers’ compensation to nurses and other health care workers for a variety of injuries and illnesses.
California Nurses Association
Apr 3, 2023
Tri-City Healthcare District nurses demand officials keep women’s and reproductive health services open
RNs at Tri-City Medical Center will hold a protest on Friday, March 31, to demand district officials and administrators cease any plans to close or terminate public women’s and reproductive health services at the hospital.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Mar 29, 2023