CNA press releases

San Bernardino nurses hold informational picket for patient safety

Nurses at Dignity Health St. Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino, California will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, October 29 to protest management’s refusal to address chronic understaffing impacting patient safety. The lack of investment in staffing from CommonSpirit Health, the owners and operators of St. Bernardine Medical Center, is leading to high turnover rates in a hospital that already suffered from inadequate staffing during the Covid-19 pandemic.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

October 27, 2024

Nurses and health care workers at AHMC's San Gabriel Valley Medical Center and Whittier Hospital Medical Center to hold candlelight vigils for patient safety

Nurses and health care workers at two AHMC facilities in Los Angeles, County will hold candlelight vigils on Wed., Oct. 23 to highlight their serious concerns about patient safety at their hospitals.

California Nurses Association and Caregivers and Healthcare Employee Union

October 21, 2024

Lodi nurses to hold informational picket for patient safety and safe staffing

Registered nurses at Adventist Health Lodi Memorial in Lodi, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Wednesday, Oct. 23, to call attention to hospital management’s failure to address recruitment and retention of staff nurses and its impact on patient care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

October 21, 2024

Hemet nurses protest closure of obstetrics services scheduled for Oct. 31

Registered nurses at Hemet Global Medical Center in Hemet, Calif. will hold an informational picket on Oct. 17 to protest the hospital’s decision to cut obstetrics services.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

October 16, 2024

Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley in Pleasanton, Calif. voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract on Wednesday, October 9. The contract secures key improvements for patient safety and nurse retention.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

October 13, 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

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

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

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

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