CNA press releases

Nurses call off strike as San Joaquin County agrees to bargain in good faith to reach agreement on contract

Registered nurses in San Joaquin County’s health system have temporarily called off the three-day strike, that was set to start on Feb. 27, as the county stated that it is committed to bargain in good faith to reach a final contract agreement.

California Nurses Association

February 22, 2021

Nurses applaud introduction of CalCare bill to implement a single-payer system in California

Renewing its commitment to the larger fight for health care justice, the California Nurses Association (CNA) is pleased to sponsor Assembly Bill 1400 (Kalra), the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act (CalCare), which would guarantee comprehensive, high-quality health care to all California residents as a human right.

California Nurses Association

February 19, 2021

Barton Nurses: Holding Virtual Community Town Hall Regarding Barton’s Refusal to Bargain A Fair Contract, Massive Nurse Turnover, and Unsafe Conditions

Registered nurses from Barton Memorial Hospital will be conducting a virtual town hall to inform the community about how Barton has used the pandemic to refuse to bargain a fair contract with nurses at a time when nurses are already under extreme stress.

California Nurses Association

February 18, 2021

Nurses in San Joaquin County’s health system to hold three-day strike, starting Feb. 27

Registered nurses in San Joaquin County’s health system will hold a three-day strike, starting Feb. 27 at 7:00 a.m. to demand the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors' address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care, safe staffing, and personal protective equipment.

California Nurses Association

February 18, 2021

Southern California Hospital at Culver City nurses demand safe staffing to save lives

Registered nurses at Southern California Hospital at Culver City will hold a socially distant action on Thursday, Feb. 18 to demand safe staffing.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

February 17, 2021

Nurses applaud introduction of Cortese’s bill to protect frontline nurses and other health care workers

In response to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, California Nurses Association is pleased to cosponsor S.B. 213 (Cortese) to protect California’s frontline nurses and other health care workers by providing presumptive eligibility for workers’ compensation.

California Nurses Association

February 10, 2021

Kindred San Gabriel nurses and caregivers: hospital industry attack on safe staffing puts lives of patients, nurses, workers at risk

Registered nurses and caregivers at Kindred San Gabriel Hospital will hold a press conference, tomorrow, Feb. 10 to protest the unsafe staffing conditions at the hospital.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United/Caregivers & Healthcare Employees Union

February 9, 2021

Nurses to deliver petition calling for firing of Chief Nursing Officer Belva Snyder

Registered nurses at San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp will deliver a petition to the hospital’s CEO David Culberson and the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors tomorrow, calling for the termination of Chief Nursing Officer Belva Snyder.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

February 8, 2021

California nurses declare victory as state tells hospitals all waivers of safe staffing standards expire by Feb. 8

Today, more than 100,000 RN members of the California Nurses Association declared victory when the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced it will not approve for hospitals any new expedited waivers of the state’s landmark safe staffing ratios and all existing waivers end by Feb. 8.

California Nurses Association

February 1, 2021

RNs, EMS leader to update campaign to stop closure of Olympia Medical Center

Registered nurses from Olympia Medical Center and UCLA, a Los Angeles Emergency Medical Services leader, and other invited prominent speakers will hold a virtual press conference on Wednesday to update the campaign to stop the calamitous closure of Olympia amidst a still-raging pandemic.

California Nurses Association

February 1, 2021