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Nurses rally outside medical center

Registered Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement with UCMC One-day Strike Cancelled

After negotiating throughout the night, registered nurses reached a tentative agreement with the University of Chicago Medical Center early this morning, announced National Nurses Organizing Commit

National Nurses Organizing Committee
November 22, 2019

Nurses march for safe staffing

Centinela Hospital Medical Center Nurses to Picket Monday, Nov. 25

Registered nurses at Centinela Hospital Medical Center will be holding an informational picket, Monday, Nov. 25 to highlight con­cerns about patient safety, unsafe staffing and overall poor working conditions, the California Nurses Association announced today.

California Nurses Association
November 22, 2019

Ratification victory pose

Nurses Overwhelmingly Approve Contract Covering 4000 RNs at Eight Tenet Hospitals Across California

Registered nurses at eight Tenet hospitals across California voted overwhelmingly this week to approve a new master contract agreement, California Nurses Association / National Nurses United announced today.

California Nurses Association
November 22, 2019

Nurses celebrate victory against workplace violence

House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Workplace Violence for Health Care and Social Services Workers

Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed a groundbreaking federal bill to protect health care and social service workers from extremely high rates of workplace violence—H.R. 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, authored by Rep. Joe Courtney.

National Nurses United
November 21, 2019

Salinas Valley nurses

Nurses at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Overwhelmingly Ratify New Contract

Registered nurses at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital (SVMH) in Salinas overwhelmingly ratified a new five-year contract.

California Nurses Association
November 19, 2019

Nurses rally against workplace violence

UCLA Medical Center Nurses to Hold Press Conference on Workplace Violence Prevention on Nov. 20

Nurses at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center will hold a press conference on Wednesday, Nov.

California Nurses Association
November 18, 2019

Nurses with banner

RNs at Long Beach Medical Center/Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital to Rally over Patient Safety Concerns

Registered nurses at Long Beach Medical Center/Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital (LBMC/MCWH) will hold a rally on Tuesday, Nov.

California Nurses Association
November 17, 2019

National Nurses United

Hundreds of nurses gather for Bernie Sanders endorsement

National Nurses United (NNU), the nation’s largest union of registered nurses, officially announced its endorsement of Sen. Bernie Sanders for president of the United States today at the union’s Oakland ...

National Nurses United
November 15, 2019

UC

Nurses give 10-day notice for one-day strike to University of Chicago Medical Center in response to staffing proposal that would jeopardize patient care

Registered nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) today delivered hospital management a 10-day notice for a one-day strike on Nov. 26 in response ...

National Nurses United / NNOC
November 14, 2019

California Nurses Association

Nurses Hold Community Forum on Nov. 16 to Save Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Berkeley’s Only Acute-care Hospital

On Saturday, Nov. 16, nurses, local leaders, and other community members will hold a community forum in El Cerrito to keep Alta Bates Summit Medical Center...

California Nurses Association / NNU
November 14, 2019