Los Angeles nurses to hold informational picket for patient and workplace safety

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Line of nurses outside PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital
Registered nurses at PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif., will hold an informational picket to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care, persistent violations of California’s nurse-to-patient ratios law, and recruitment and retention of nurses
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Mar 7, 2023

Nurses condemn new Florida bill as sweeping attack on higher education

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Many nurses in front of capitol building holding banner "National Nurses United: The National Voice for Direct-Care RNs"
NNU today urged the rejection of a new Florida bill intended to ban funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and eliminate majors focused on the study of race and gender in Florida colleges and universities calling it an attack on students of color, women, and access for all students to essential curriculum in higher education.
National Nurses United
Feb 28, 2023

UCLA nurses to protest overcrowding in hospitals

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Group of nurses inside hospital hold signs "Patients First in the Hospital"
Registered nurses at UCLA will rally on Wednesday, March 1, outside Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical to demand that management end the unsafe practice of placing ER patients in hallway beds and squeezing two patients into single-occupancy rooms.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Feb 27, 2023

UCSF nurses raise the alarm on unsafe patient care conditions

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Nurse outside UCSF holding sign "Nurses of UCSF heart patient safety!"
RNs at UCSF — union members of CNA — will rally outside the hospital on Tuesday, Feb. 28, to raise the alarm on crisis conditions at the hospital. RNs are especially concerned about dozens of violations of California’s nurse-to-patient ratio laws and consistent overcrowding.
California Nurses Association
Feb 26, 2023