Press releases

Palomar Health registered nurses and caregivers to hold picket for patient safety

Nurses and caregivers at Palomar Health in Escondido, Calif. will hold an informational picket on Thursday, Oct. 10 to demand management improve staffing levels, commit to the needs of the community, and address the dire need for the recruitment and retention of experienced nurses and caregivers.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United and CHEU

October 8, 2024

Registered nurses oppose Measure X, urge voters to keep Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital public

Registered nurses at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, California, are opposed to Measure X, a ballot measure that would eliminate the public’s ownership, control, and oversight over the hospital by selling it to newly formed subsidiary, Insight Health of America, a private Michigan-based company. Hazel Hawkins is currently publicly owned and governed by the San Benito County Health Care District Board of Directors.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

October 8, 2024

• CNA, • NNU

Palm Springs nurses oppose Measure AA, urge voters to keep Desert Regional Medical Center a public hospital

Nurses say Tenet has not invested in staffing or maintaining the facility, resulting in chronic understaffing, inoperable elevators, sewage leaks, and vermin infestations.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

October 4, 2024

• CNA, • NNU

Union nurses to canvass door to door in Tucson, Ariz., to get out the vote for Harris-Walz

National Nurses United union members are joining the Arizona State AFL-CIO for a rally and canvassing door to door in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and the Democratic presidential ticket on Saturday, Oct. 5.

National Nurses United

October 4, 2024

Union nurses to canvass door to door in Pittsburgh, Pa., to get out the vote for Harris-Walz

National Nurses United union members will canvass door to door in Pittsburgh, Pa., in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Tim Walz, and the Democratic presidential ticket, starting on Saturday, Oct. 5.

National Nurses United

October 4, 2024

• NNU

National Nurses United celebrates newly seated Council of Presidents for 2024-2027 term

National Nurses United has welcomed its newly seated Council of Presidents to their offices for the 2024-2027 term. The new leaders were seated at NNU’s 15th Anniversary Convention in September, which commemorated the visionary union leadership of nurses and NNU’s foundation in 2009.

National Nurses United

October 3, 2024

• NNU, • MINA, • MNA, • NYSNA, • CNA

California nurses applaud new law that provides transparency, improves equity in nursing education

California Nurses Association, the largest union of registered nurses in the state, applauds the signing of Senate Bill 1015 by Governor Gavin Newsom. Nurses say the new law is an essential step towards ensuring clinical placement opportunities for California’s future nurses, particularly for students attending public institutions like community colleges and state universities.

California Nurses Association

October 2, 2024

• CNA

RNs at Salinas Valley Health denounce executive pay as management refuses to address staffing concerns that put patient safety at risk

Registered nurses at Salinas Valley Health in Salinas, California, will hold an informational picket on Thursday, October 3, to denounce the administration’s failure to address patient safety concerns while the CEO received a large increase in compensation in recent years

California Nurses Association

September 30, 2024

• CNA

Ascension Seton nurses to hold rally for patient safety and to speak out against chronic short-staffing

Registered nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas, will hold a rally and speak-out on Wednesday, Oct. 2 to protest management’s refusal to address chronic short staffing that jeopardizes patient safety.

Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

September 30, 2024

• NNOC, • NNU

San Bernardino County nurses to hold an informational picket for patient safety

Registered nurses who work for San Bernardino County at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, in Colton, California, will hold an informational picket on October 1 to highlight their patient safety concerns, including short-staffing and management’s failure to recruit and retain experienced nurses.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

September 27, 2024

• CNA, • NNU