CNA press releases

Summit Nurses Hold Vigil For Nurse Who Died Of COVID-19

On Tuesday, July 21, registered nurses will hold a vigil at Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, to remember their colleague Janine Paiste-Ponder, RN, who recently died of COVID-19, the California Nurses Association (CNA) announced today. Paiste-Ponder had been a member of CNA for more than 25 years.

California Nurses Association

July 21, 2020

San Jose RNs to Raise Concerns Over COVID-19 Testing Failures to County Supervisors

Registered Nurses from HCA and Kaiser Permanente hospitals in San Jose will address the virtual Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday morning to voice their alarm over failure by their hospital administrations to prioritize COVID-19 testing for frontline caregivers exposed to the virus that they warn is exacerbating the pandemic crisis.

California Nurses Association

July 20, 2020

Chinese Hospital Nurses to Hold Action to Protest Racism as a Public Health Crisis

Registered nurses at Chinese Hospital will assemble and be available to media at Portsmouth Square in San Francisco to highlight the connection between racism and public health.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

July 18, 2020

Good Samaritan, San Jose RNs: Short Staffing, COVID-19 Surge Putting Patients at Risk

Registered nurses at HCA’s Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose will hold a social distancing action Monday to alert the public to what they say is an alarming trend of unsafe staffing throughout the hospital that, coupled with the ongoing pandemic surge, is putting patients at risk.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

July 10, 2020

Advocates For Alameda County Patients Hold Virtual Town Hall To Address Health Care Injustice

A coalition of labor unions, labor allies, grassroots organizations, and Alameda County residents have come together to form the Alameda County Coalition for Healthy Communities (ACCHC) to demand health care justice in Alameda County.

California Nurses Association

July 10, 2020

John Muir Medical Center Nurses Hold Informational Picket for Patient Safety on July 8

Registered nurses will hold an informational picket tomorrow, July 8, to highlight con­cerns about patient safety, unsafe staffing, and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic challenges at John Muir Medical Center-Concord campus.

California Nurses Association

July 7, 2020

Children’s Hospital Oakland Nurses to Picket Thursday, June 25, For Fair Contract to Support Quality Patient Care

Oakland nurses will be holding an informational picket Thursday, June 25 regarding current contract negotiations to highlight con­cerns about patient safety, unsafe staffing, and overall poor working conditions at Children’s Hospital Oakland.

California Nurses Association

June 25, 2020

Nurses to Hold Rally at St. Bernardine Medical Center on Patient Safety and PPE Issues

Registered nurses at Dignity Health St. Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino, Calif. will hold a rally on Thursday, June 25 to address patient safety issues and to describe the current conditions inside the facility.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

June 24, 2020

Nurses and Health Care Workers Take Action Against Palomar Health’s Mismanagement

Palomar Health RNs, health care workers, and community supporters will speak out on June 25 against the mismanagement of Palomar Health. The action will highlight their concerns, including lack of appropriate PPE and unsafe staffing due to illegal layoffs during a pandemic.

California Nurses Association/Caregivers & Healthcare Employees Union

June 24, 2020

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital RNs rally to highlight patient safety issues RNs Demand PPE, safe staffing levels, and reinstatement of laid-off nurses

Registered nurses at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Santa Clarita, Calif. will hold a rally on Saturday, June 20 to address patient safety issues. These issues include the reuse of PPE which can lead to the exposure and transmission of dangerous pathogens, including COVID-1, and the recent layoffs of experienced nurses from the emergency department despite current staffing shortages which can negatively impact care.

California Nurses Association

June 19, 2020