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Nurses outside PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, one speaking through megaphone

Los Angeles nurses ratify four-year contract with improvements to patient safety and staff recruitment and retention

Registered nurses who work for PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif., voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
May 12, 2023

• CNA, • NNU

Large group of nurses outside CA capitol building

More than 500 union nurses to march and rally in Sacramento for Lobby Day

The Lobby Day events will bring CNA nurses from across the state to the California State Capitol building, where they’ll arrive by march and then rally outside before meetings with legislators about nurses’ key issues and priority legislation.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
May 11, 2023

• CNA, • NNU

Nurses outside of PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital

PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital nurses strike averted as RNs reach tentative agreement

Registered nurses at PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif., reached a tentative agreement that will run through November 2025, averting a one-day strike that was set to begin on Thursday, May 11.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
May 8, 2023

• CNA, • NNU

Group of nurses inside hospital hold signs "Patients First in the Hospital"

St. Rose Hospital nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at St. Rose Hospital in Hayward, Calif. voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new 4-year contract. Highlights of the contract include workplace violence prevention improvements, wage increases, and improved health care benefits.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
May 8, 2023

• CNA, • NNU

Group of nurses holding rally

Nurses at PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles to hold one-day strike May 11

Registered nurses at PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital will hold a one-day strike on May 11 to protest management’s proposals to eliminate health and safety protections and their refusal to address the hospital’s severe staffing crisis

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
May 5, 2023

• CNA, • NNU

Large group of nurses with raised fists, holding banner "Bedside Nurses Support Ratios"

Nurses rally and testify at Maine state capital for enforceable nurse-to-patient ratios

Registered nurse members of the Maine State Nurses Association held a rally in Augusta, Maine, and testified at a hearing before the state legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee in support of the Maine Quality Care Act, a bill that would create legally enforceable nurse-to-patient ratios.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
May 4, 2023

• MSNA, • NNOC

NNU logo

Nurses commemorate nurses week in lobbying blitz on Capitol Hill

Hundreds of bedside nurses from across the country began online lobbying visits in Washington, D.C. today with their federal members of Congress and senators, urging their legislators to confront the staffing crisis in hospitals across the country.

National Nurses United
May 3, 2023

• NNU

Sign: Fair Contract Now!

Hayward nurses strike averted as St. Rose Hospital RNs reach tentative agreement

RNs at St Rose Hospital in Hayward, Calif., have reached a tentative agreement with management, averting a two-day strike that was set to begin on Tuesday, May 2.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
May 1, 2023

Four nurses hold signs "We will strike for our patients"

Concord nurses to hold one-day strike for fair contract

Registered nurses at John Muir Behavioral Health Center in Concord, Calif. will hold a one-day strike on May 3 to protest the hospital management’s refusal to address demands for fair contract. This notice follows a strike authorization vote by the Concord nurses, who want to see stronger contract measures to improve recruitment and retention.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
May 1, 2023

• CNA, • NNU

Three nurses inside hold signs "Staff Up for Safe Care"

AR Gould nurses deliver May Day basket on International Workers’ Day to demand improved staffing for patient safety

Union nurses at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital delivered a May Day basket today to AR Gould CEO Greg LaFrancois to demand movement at the bargaining table on issues involving safe staffing and staff retention in order to deliver patients the care our community deserves.

Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
May 1, 2023

• MSNA, • NNOC