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AVMC nurses at informational picket

Antelope Valley Medical Center nurses strike averted

Registered nurses at Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster, California, will not move forward with a planned November 19 strike, as nurses reached a tentative agreement yesterday with AVMC management on a new union contract.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
November 14, 2024

Four nurses inside hospital, smiling, holding signs "Patients Before Profits" and "Our Community, Our Hospital"

Registered nurses vow to hold Tenet accountable after passage of Measure AA

Registered nurses who are employed at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif. and members of California Nurses Association issued a statement in response to the passage of Measure AA.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
November 13, 2024

Group of six nurses outside hospital, smiling, holding signs "Nurses are the hear of patient care"

Nurses at Antelope Valley Hospital give 10-day notice they plan to hold unfair labor practice strike

Registered nurses at Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster, Calif., gave notice to their employer that they will hold a one-day unfair labor practice strike on Nov. 19 after management’s failure to bargain in good faith, retaliation against nurses, and excessive delays during contract negotiations.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
November 11, 2024

Nurses rallying outside of Hemet Global Medical Center, holding signs "Our Community, Our Hospital"

Hemet Global Medical Center RNs successfully delay obstetrics closure

Hemet Global Medical Center registered nurses successfully prevented the planned Oct. 31, 2024 closure of the hospital’s obstetrics department. Nurses had previously warned that the hospital’s remaining staff would have neither the capacity nor the specialized training to adequately care for patients coming in for perinatal services.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
November 4, 2024

Two nurses smiling inside hospital

AHMC Whittier Hospital Medical Center and San Gabriel Valley Medical Center nurses and health care workers ratify new contract

Health care workers at San Gabriel Valley Medical Center in San Gabriel, California, and Whittier Hospital Medical Center in Whittier, California, voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract on October 29 and 30, winning protections to improve patient safety and staff retention.

California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union
October 31, 2024

Large group of nurses standing outside hospital with raised fists, holding signs "Staff Up for Safe Patient Care"

San Jose nurses to hold rally for patient safety

Registered nurses who work at HCA’s Good Samaritan Hospital, in San Jose, Calif., will hold a rally on Wednesday, Oct. 30 to protest management’s failure to address chronic short-staffing and lack of meal and break relief.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 29, 2024

Marching on sidewalk with signs "Nurses care" (stethoscope image) and "Some cuts don't heal" (bandaid image)

Alameda Hospital and San Leandro Hospital nurses to hold informational picket demanding fair contract to ensure safe, quality patient care

Registered nurses at Alameda and San Leandro Hospitals in the East Bay will hold an informational picket at San Leandro Hospital on Oct. 30, 2024, to highlight a number of significant patient safety concerns that Alameda Health Systems (AHS) has failed to meaningfully address during contract bargaining.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 28, 2024

San Bernardino nurses hold picket

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

Candle with others in the background

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

Three nureses outside of hospital, smiling, fists raised, and holding signs "Safe Staffing Saves Lives"

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