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Seaton Nurses

RNs Rally to Demand Transparency as Sale of Seton Medical Center Stalls

Registered nurses will hold a rally on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020 to demand that Verity Health System, the owner of Seton Medical Center in Daly City be transparent about the expected sale of the hospital.

California Nurses Association
February 10, 2020

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Nurses Vote to Unionize at Research Psychiatric Center in Kansas City

Today, registered nurses at Research Psychiatric Center (RPC) in Kansas City voted to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU).

National Nurses Organizing Committee
January 31, 2020

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Global Nurses United Leaders Demand World Health Organization Strengthen Its Guidance on Prevention and Control of Coronavirus

Leaders of an international federation of nurse and health care worker unions from 28 countries, Global Nurses United (GNU), sent a letter today to the World Health Organization, demanding that WHO strengthen its interim guidance on infection prevention and control of the novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV.

Global Nurses United
January 29, 2020

Nurse holds sign "Nurses and Veterans Stand Together"

Veterans and RNs Demand Congress Protect Veterans’ Health Care

Veterans and RNs are hosting a town hall on Thursday, Jan. 30 to educate the public on the current threats to the VA health care system and strategize on how best to protect this vital institution for all veterans. Nurses and veterans are calling on Congress to protect the VA from privatization efforts and to fully staff and fund the VA so it can continue to provide the highest quality of care to our nation’s veterans, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) today.

National Nurses Organizing Committee
January 29, 2020

• Veterans Affairs

Georgette Gomez

National Nurses United Endorses Georgette Gomez for Congress

National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, today endorsed San Diego City Council President Georgette Gomez in her campaign for the U.S.

National Nurses United
January 23, 2020

Health care workers at Arcadia

Health Care Workers and Employees at Methodist Hospital in Arcadia Vote to Unionize

Last night, health care workers and employees at Methodist Hospital in Arcadia, Calif. voted to join the Caregivers & Healthcare Employees Union (CHEU).

Caregiver Healthcare Employees Union
January 23, 2020

• CHEU

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Dolores Trujillo, RN, appointed to CA Board of Registered Nursing

California Nurses Association (CNA) board member Dolores Trujillo, RN, of Sacramento has been appointed to a four-year position on

California Nurses Association
January 22, 2020

Marie Newman

National Nurses United Endorses Marie Newman for Congress

National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, today endorsed Marie Newman to represent Illinois’ 3rd congressional district in the US House of Representatives.

National Nurses United
January 21, 2020

Marie Newman

National Nurses United Endorses Marie Newman for Congress

National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, today endorsed Marie Newman to represent Illinois’ 3rd congressional district in the US House of

National Nurses United
January 21, 2020

St. Vincent hospital

Registered Nurses to Hold a Formal Farewell Ceremony to Mark the Closing of L.A.’s Historic St. Vincent Medical Center

Registered nurses and community members, along with local clergy will gather at St. Vincent Medical Center (SVMC) on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 to hold a formal farewell ceremony as the historic hospital closes its doors.

California Nurses Association
January 17, 2020