RNs at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, will hold an informational picket to highlight their patient safety concerns, including dangerous short staffing.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Nurses say the new contract will help in the hospital’s efforts to recruit and retain RNs in order to promote strong nursing teams and create an optimal healing environment for all patients.
S.B. 1334 will ensure that public-sector employees who provide direct patient care or support direct patient care will be covered by Section 512 of the California Labor Code, guaranteeing meal breaks and rest periods for nurses.
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied the emergency petition filed by NNU and other labor organizations and unions.
More than 22,000 RNs and nurse practitioners at 22 Kaiser Permanente facilities will hold info pickets on Thurs., Sept. 1, to protest the administration’s refusal to address their deep concerns about health and safety and chronic short staffing.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United