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For 15th Straight Year, NNU Director RoseAnn DeMoro Named to 100 Most Influential in Healthcare List

Once again, National Nurses United Executive Director RoseAnn DeMoro has won recognition as one of the 100 most influential people in healthcare in the U.S.

National Nurses United
August 22, 2016

Nurses and Community Members Demand UCSF Live up to Mission and Keep Home Health Care Program Open!

Registered nurses at UCSF Medical Center will hold a press conference and rally at the hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 23, to voice opposition to the announced closure of UCSF Home Health Care, California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) announced today.

California Nurses Association
August 22, 2016

RNs at San Jose's Good Samaritan Hospital and Regional Medical Center Ratify New Contract

Registered nurses voted by an overwhelming margin of 93% to ratify a new contract covering 1641 RNs in bargaining units at Good Samaritan Hospital and Regional Medical Center in San Jose the California Nurses Association announced today.

California Nurses Association
August 19, 2016

Providence St. Joseph Health Nurses Ratify Contracts at Four California Hospitals This Week

Registered nurses at one of the nation’s largest Catholic health chains, Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH), voted this week to ratify their first ever union contracts at Queen of the Valley in Napa and Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna—as well as new agreements for St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka and St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley.

California Nurses Association
August 19, 2016

St. Joseph Eureka, Redwood Memorial RNs Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify Contracts

Nurses at St. Joseph Medical Center in Eureka and Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna have voted overwhelmingly to approve their contracts in Thursday voting—the Redwood agreement being a first contract.

California Nurses Association
August 19, 2016

St. Mary Medical Center RNs Brave Fire to Overwhelmingly Ratify Contract

Nurses at St. Mary Medical Center (SMMC) in Apple Valley—some of whom traveled through fire-stricken areas to take part in the ratification process—have voted overwhelmingly, by 95 percent, to approve their contract, CNA announced today.

National Nurses United
August 18, 2016

Queen of the Valley RNs Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify First Contract

Queen of the Valley Medical Center (QVMC) RNs—who voted to join the California Nurses Association (CNA) in 2013 and who have carried out a long campaign to secure a contract with improvements for patients and their colleagues at the Napa hospital—have voted overwhelmingly, by 97 percent, to ratify their historic first contract, CNA announced today.

California Nurses Association
August 17, 2016

RNs at Good Samaritan Hospital and Regional Medical Center Reach Tentative Agreement

Registered nurses and hospital administrators have reached a significant tentative agreement on a new contract covering 1641 RNs in bargaining units at Good Samaritan Hospital and Regional Medical Center in San Jose the California Nurses Association announced today.

California Nurses Association
August 16, 2016

Bill to Reduce Toxic Fumes in Surgical Settings Moves On to Senate Floor

Legislation that would require the state to adopt rules to reduce toxic airborne contaminants, also known as “surgical plumes,” is headed to a vote on the floor of the California Senate.

National Nurses United
August 12, 2016

Nurses at Hollister's Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital Will Hold One-day Strike Wednesday, August 24

Registered Nurses at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, Ca. will hold a one-day strike on Wednesday, August 24, the California Nurses Association announced today.

California Nurses Association
August 10, 2016