Press releases

Tucson nurses to hold rally and media availability for patient safety

Registered nurses at Carondelet St. Joseph’s in Tucson, Ariz. will hold a rally to highlight their patient safety concerns, including short-staffing and management attempting to silence RNs who advocate for safer standards

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

March 10, 2023

• NNOC, • NNU

Registered nurses at Adventist Health Lodi Memorial Hospital vote overwhelmingly to join California Nurses Association

Nurses at the 194-bed facility say they voted to join the union because it is critical that nurses have a say in making decisions to help recruit and retain experienced nurses, which leads to improved patient care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

March 9, 2023

• CNA, • NNU

Nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph Hospital in Wichita, Kansas vote overwhelmingly to join nation’s largest RN union

Nurses at St. Joseph pursued union affiliation to strengthen their capacity to advocate for much-needed change at the hospital and improve the recruitment and retention of RNs.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

March 9, 2023

• NNOC, • NNU

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

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

March 7, 2023

• CNA, • NNU

DC nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

March 5, 2023

• NNOC

Sutter Health nurses ratify strong contracts to improve recruitment and retention, patient safety

RNs at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center voted overwhelmingly to ratify their collective bargaining agreement today, concluding a 21-month system-wide contract fight with Sutter Health.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

March 3, 2023

California Nurses Association condemns state decision to lift mask, vaccine requirements in health care settings

CNA condemned today’s announcement by California Department of Public Health that mask and vaccine requirements would be lifted April 3 in the state’s health care settings, just eight days after California reached the grim toll of 100,000 Covid-19 deaths.

California Nurses Association

March 3, 2023

• CNA

Nurses condemn new Florida bill as sweeping attack on higher education

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

February 28, 2023

UCLA nurses to protest overcrowding in hospitals

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

February 27, 2023

• CNA, • NNU

UCSF nurses raise the alarm on unsafe patient care conditions

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

February 26, 2023