CNA press releases

Enloe Medical Center Nurses Vote Unanimously to Ratify New Contract

Registered nurses at Enloe Medical Center in Chico have unanimously approved a new three-year contract, which RNs say will improve patient care conditions, ensure the community has acce

California Nurses Association

June 8, 2018

On Day of Upcoming Supreme Court Ruling on Public Unions and Workers Rights, “Janus v. AFSCME,” Registered Nurses Will Hold Press Conferences at Medical Facilities Across California

On the day of the upcoming ruling by the Supreme Court affecting public sector unions and workers, in the case of Janus v. AFSCME, the CNA/NNU and public sector registered nurses will hold press conferences at medical facilities across California to discuss the impact of the decision.

California Nurses Association

May 31, 2018

Shasta Regional Medical Center Nurses Reach a Tentative Contract Agreement

Registered nurses at Shasta Regional Medical Center (SRMC) in Redding, California have won a tentative three-year agreement, which adds new patient care protections and allows nurses more power to advocate for patient safety.

California Nurses Association

May 21, 2018

RNs at City of Hope in Duarte, California Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify New Contract with Strong Patient Care Gains

Registered nurses who work at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, Ca. near Los Angeles voted by a wide margin to ratify a new three-year contract Tuesday that they say will strengthen their ability to protect patients, and improve the hospital’s recruitment and retention of experienced RNs.

California Nurses Association

May 15, 2018

Registered Nurses at City of Hope in Duarte, California Reach Tentative Agreement with Strong Patient Care Gains

Registered nurses who work at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, Ca. will be voting today on a tentative agreement reached last week on a new, three-year collective bargaining pact they say will strengthen their ability to protect patients, and improve the hospital’s recruitment and retention of experienced RNs.

California Nurses Association

May 15, 2018

Nurses Begin Radio Campaign in Support of Gavin Newsom

"We’ve taken the candidates’ temperature, and marked their charts. Nurses trust Gavin Newsom for Governor.” With that message, the CNA/NNU announced it has begun a major radio campaign in support of Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom in his campaign to become California’s next Governor.

May 14, 2018

University of California RNs Plan To Strike in Sympathy with Other UC Employees May 8-9

University of California registered nurses will walk picket lines Tuesday May 8 and Wednesday May 9 in a sympathy strike with other union co-workers at the University’s five major medical centers and 10 student health centers, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United announced today.

California Nurses Association

May 7, 2018

Shasta Regional Medical Center Healthcare Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Join Union

Healthcare workers at Shasta Regional Medical Center (SRMC) in Redding, CA voted overwhelmingly to join Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union (CHEU) an affiliate of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU).

CHEU - Caregivers Healthcare Employees Union

May 2, 2018

California Nurses Oppose Bills That Threaten Patient Safety & Lower Care Standards for Medi-Cal Patients

The California Nurses Association is stepping up opposition to two bills that nurses say create a two-tier system of health care and pose a significant threat to the safety of patients in need of emergency medical care.

California Nurses Association

April 30, 2018

Hazel Hawkins RNs Welcome Health Care District Board's Pledge To Recognize Unions Ahead Of Janus Ruling

Registered nurses with Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister hailed the adoption of a resolution by the San Benito Health Care District (SBHCD) Board of Directors reaffirming the board’s support of a unionized workplace.

California Nurses Association

April 30, 2018