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Nurses: Drug Costs, Up 761% in Past Decades Will Continue to Skyrocket Without Actions Like Prop. 61

In new research data released today, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United reports that spending on drugs will likely grow 80 percent over the next decade, after having skyrocketed by 761 percent since 1984, unless direct action, such as is proposed in California by Proposition 61 on the state’s November ballot.

National Nurses United
September 27, 2016

Antelope Valley Hospital Nurses To Strike Wednesday Sept. 28

With contract talks still stalled, Antelope Valley Hospital (AVH) nurses will strike on Wednesday, Sept. 28 the California Nurses Association (CNA) announced today.

California Nurses Association
September 27, 2016

On The Road for Lower Rx Prices Bus Tour Teams Up With California Nurses Association in Fresno

Supporters of Proposition 61, the California Drug Price Relief Act, will gather at the California Nurses Association’s Fresno office for a Yes on Prop. 61 Press Conference.

California Nurses Association
September 26, 2016

Nurses Endorse Gun Safety, Death Penalty Repeal Measures

The California Nurses Association/National Nurses United today announced support for several important initiatives on the California November ballot, notably Proposition 63, to strengthen gun safety, and Proposition 62 the latest bid to repeal the death penalty in California.

National Nurses United
September 26, 2016

RNs at Hollister's Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital Reach Tentative Agreement on New Contract

Registered Nurses at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, Ca. have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract ensuring vital patient care and nursing practice protections, the California Nurses Association announced today.

California Nurses Association
September 22, 2016

Save Our Hospital

Nurses Hold Town Hall to Say, 'Keep Alta Bates Hospital Open!'

On Wednesday, September 21, nurses, local leaders and community members will hold a town hall meeting in Berkeley on the negative health impact of Sutter's intention to close Alta Bates hospital by as early as 2018, the California Nurses Association (CNA) announced today.

California Nurses Association
September 21, 2016

RNs, Healthcare Workers and Caregivers Vote Overwhelmingly to Approve Contracts at AHMC Hospitals

Registered nurses and healthcare workers at two hospitals owned by AHMC Healthcare voted this week to approve new contracts that will improve patient care at San Gabriel Valley Medical Center in San Gabriel, Ca. and Whittier Hospital Medical Center in Whittier, Ca.

California Nurses Association
September 15, 2016

Antelope Valley Nurses Set One-Day Strike, September 28

With no significant progress at the bargaining table since their overwhelming May vote to authorize a strike—citing issues such as safe staffing and retention of experienced nurses—Antelope Valley Hospital (AVH) nurses delivered notice of their intent to strike on Wednesday, Sept. 28, the California Nurses Association announced today.

California Nurses Association
September 13, 2016

Yes On Prop 61 Launches Statewide Billboard Campaign

Yes on Prop 61/Californians for Lower Drug Prices today launched a statewide billboard campaign that features many respected organizations saying “Yes on Proposition 61.”

California Nurses Association
September 13, 2016

Federal Court Orders Barstow CA Hospital to Bargain in Good Faith, Stop Violating RNs' Labor Rights

A U.S. District Judge in Los Angeles Monday issued a federal injunction against Barstow (CA) Community Hospital ordering it to cease and desist its flagrant violations of the collective bargaining rights of its registered nurses.

National Nurses United
September 2, 2016