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Stop Gun Violence

RNs Welcome Student-Led Marches on Gun Violence

National Nurses United today welcomed marches Saturday across the country, sparked by student-led protests following the recent school shooting in Parkland, Fl., that are being held to call for action to stem the escalating crisis of gun violence.

National Nurses United
March 23, 2018

San Mateo victory pose

San Mateo County Nurses Reach Tentative Contract Agreement to Strengthen Safe Patient Care

San Mateo County registered nurses have reached a tentative new contract agreement, which RNs say will allow them to continue providing high quality care t

California Nurses Association
March 22, 2018

Kaiser nurses cheer over tentative agreement

Major Tentative Pact for 19,000 Kaiser RNs/NPs Rebuffing Contract Cuts with Patient Care Gains

Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners who work at 21 Kaiser Permanente medical centers and dozens of medical clinics and office buildings in Northern and Central California, have won tentative agreement with the giant health system.

California Nurses Association
March 19, 2018

Save Community Hospital Long Beach

Press Conference Friday – Nurses, Community Leaders Speak Out, Call to Save Community Hospital Long Beach

Registered nurses and Long Beach area community leaders will hold a press conference Friday to demand MemorialCare Health System stop artificial moves, including the design to fast forward an immediate emergency room diversion, to hasten it’s unwarranted decision to close Community Hospital Long Beach.

California Nurses Association
March 14, 2018

Healthcare is a Human Right, SB 562

Nurses: Assembly Select Committee Findings Abandon 21 Percent of Californians Struggling with Health Costs

The California Nurses Association today criticized a report issued by the Assembly Select Committee on Health Care Delivery Systems and Universal Coverage as abandoning the day-to-day struggles of millions of Californians faced with un-payable medical costs.

California Nurses Association
March 13, 2018

UC - Listen to Nurses

University of California Registered Nurses To Rally at UC Regents Meeting for Improved Care, Workplace Safety

Registered nurses from UC will speak out at the UC Regents meeting and hold a rally on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at UCLA to press the case for improving staffing and workplace safety measures, and to oppose severe employer cuts.

California Nurses Association
March 12, 2018

Patients Are My Special Interest

Nurses Condemn Community Medical Center Long Beach for Hasty Move to Divert ER, Forcing Delay in Care for Patients

Registered nurses are condemning the hasty decision by the MemorialCare Health System chain to begin an immediate emergency room diversion this week at Community Medical Center Long Beach well in advance of its plan to close the hospital.

California Nurses Association
March 8, 2018

Patient Need, Not CHS Greed

National Labor Relations Board Moves Forward with Charges Against Barstow Community Hospital

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has again found merit with charges brought by registered nurses against Barstow Community Hospital and its corporate parent Quorum, for policies that have harmed the hospital’s ability to staff the hospital safely.

California Nurses Association
March 7, 2018

RoseAnn DeMoro and Bonnie Castillo, RN

Transformative NNU Leader RoseAnn DeMoro Retiring, Piloted Nurses Union to Historic Growth and Influence

Bonnie Castillo, RN, who has led in every phase of the organization’s work after a career as a nurse activist, succeeds DeMoro as executive director of both NNU and the CNA and its affiliate National Nurses Organizing Committee in what the two, who have worked together for years, emphasizes will be a seamless transition.

National Nurses United
March 6, 2018

Kaiser Strike Vote

18,000 Kaiser RNs Vote to Authorize Possible Strike at Kaiser Medical Facilities throughout California

The California Nurses Association, representing 18,000 registered nurses at 21 Kaiser Permanente medical centers and dozens of medical clinics and office buildings in California, announced today that RNs voted by an overwhelming majority to authorize their nurse negotiators to call a strike, if needed.

California Nurses Association
March 5, 2018