CNA press releases

Nurses Hold Candlelight Vigil Today to Demand Community Hospital, Long Beach Stay Open

Nurses will hold a candlelight vigil today, Thursday, Decembers 14, to draw attention to the public health threat of the proposed closure of Community Hospital, Long Beach (CHLB), the California Nurses Association (CNA) announced.

California Nurses Association

December 14, 2017

Hundreds Converge at Public Hearing Yesterday in Los Angeles, Urge Legislators to Advance Single Payer Bill SB 562

Members of California Nurses Association and the Healthy California campaign held a lively rally and filled the Ronald Reagan State Office Building Auditorium to urge legislators to move forward with SB 562, legislation hat would guarantee comprehensive health care for all residents in the state.

California Nurses Association

December 12, 2017

Nurses and Veterans Call for Immediate Action to Improve Patient Care at VA San Diego Healthcare System

Registered nurses who work throughout the VA San Diego Healthcare System, including the medical center, outpatient clinics and residential care facilities will hold a press conference Wednesday, December 13, to draw attention to eroding patient care conditions.

National Nurses United

December 11, 2017

Supporters Urge Legislators to Advance Single Payer Bill SB 562 at Public Hearing on California's Healthcare in Los Angeles

Members of California Nurses Association and the Healthy California campaign will converge at a public hearing in Los Angeles to urge legislators to move forward with SB 562.

California Nurses Association

December 8, 2017

RNs Vote Overwhelmingly Approve New Contract at Rideout Regional Medical Center in Marysville

Registered nurses voted overwhelmingly yesterday to approve a new contract at Yuba County and the surrounding region's only acute care hospital, Rideout Regional Medical Center in Marysville.

California Nurses Association

November 30, 2017

South Lake Tahoe RNs Vote by 88% to Join CNA

Capping a banner year of union organizing for California’s largest organization of Registered Nurses, RNs at Barton Memorial and Lake Tahoe Surgery Center in South Lake Tahoe, Ca. voted by 88 percent to join the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United.

California Nurses Association

November 16, 2017

Nurses Hold Press Conference to Say, “Keep Community Hospital, Long Beach Open!”

On Tuesday, November 14, nurses and community members will hold a press conference on the public health threat of the proposed closure of Community Hospital, Long Beach (CHLB), the California Nurses Association (CNA) announced today.

California Nurses Association

November 13, 2017

Sunday Nov. 5 Stroller Brigade and Rally in Berkeley to Save Alta Bates Medical Center - Birthplace of the East Bay

On Sunday Nov. 5, community members, elected officials and registered nurses will hold a rally and march led by a brigade of strollers, on Sunday, Nov. 5, in Berkeley to protest Sutter Health's proposed closure of Alta Bates Medical Center.

California Nurses Association

November 2, 2017

Kaiser Nurses to Hold Information Pickets Across CA Thursday for Safer Care

With what nurses say is a growing erosion of care conditions in Kaiser Permanente hospitals and clinics—especially egregious, according to nurses, in light of Kaiser’s $2.5 billion in profits in the last six months—Kaiser registered nurses and nurse practitioners will hold informational pickets at 22 medical centers across California on Thursday, November 2.

California Nurses Association

October 31, 2017

California Nurses Association Opposes Antelope Valley Healthcare District (AVHD) Measure H

The California Nurses Association /National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) today announced its opposition to Antelope Valley Healthcare District (AVHD) Measure H.

California Nurses Association /National Nurses United

October 27, 2017