CNA press releases

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Crying newborn baby

Nurses join community campaign to oppose closure of Redwood Memorial Hospital labor and delivery unit

Registered nurses at Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna, Calif. have joined the growing community campaign opposed to the closure of the hospital’s labor and delivery (L&D) unit.

California Nurses Association
March 4, 2021

Car caravan.

Registered nurses and community members to hold car rally and caravan to demand Olympia Medical Center remain open

Registered nurses and concerned community members will hold a car rally and caravan on Saturday, March 6, 2021, to demand that Olympia Medical Center remain open as Los Angeles County continues to face a serious public health crisis.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
March 3, 2021

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John Muir Behavioral Health Center RNs Vote to Join CNA

Registered nurses at John Muir Behavioral Health Center in Concord, Calif., have voted by 62 percent to join the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, choosing to affiliate with the state’s largest RN labor union.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
February 25, 2021

AVH hosptial nurses circulating petition

Antelope Valley nurses to speak out at board of directors meeting and deliver petition of ‘no confidence’ in hospital CEO Edward Mirzabegian

Antelope Valley Hospital registered nurses will speak out at tomorrow’s Antelope Valley Healthcare District Board of Directors’ meeting and deliver a petition of “no confidence” in AVH CEO Edward Mirzabegian. Nurses are calling on the board of directors to hold the hospital administration accountable for staffing and safe patient care amid ongoing contract negotiations.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
February 23, 2021

Masked nurse speaking into megaphone

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

CalCare logo for California Guaranteed Healthcare for All

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 petitions

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

San Joaquin County RN hold signs "RNs Outside, something wrong inside"

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 Culver City RN's outside hospital

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

Nurse holds sign "Protect Essential Workers"

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