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
Bay Area nurses to begin strikes on May 2
Nurses at St. Rose Hospital in Hayward, Calif. and John Muir Behavioral Health Center in Concord, Calif. will hold two separate strikes to protest their respective managements’ refusal to address demands for fair contracts.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Apr 24, 2023
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Nurses spotlight hypocrisy of Ascension at gala event
Nurses will be handing out informational flyers to call attention to the hypocrisy of Ascension: fundraising in the name of women’s and reproductive health services when Ascension has closed five such units nationwide over the last year.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Apr 21, 2023