The increases in pediatric respiratory syncytial virus infections and related hospitalizations are not due to an “immunity debt” created by masking and stay-at-home orders issued during the Covid-19 pandemic. So-called immunity debt is a flawed conjecture that is not based on science.
More than 21,000 registered nurses and nurse practitioners at 21 Kaiser Permanente facilities will hold a two-day strike to protest the administration’s refusal to address their ongoing concerns about workplace health and safety and chronic short staffing.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
RNs at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center will hold a two-day strike on Monday, Nov. 21 and Tuesday, Nov. 22, to demand that the administration address their ongoing concerns about nurse recruitment and patient assignments.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Nurses sought union affiliation so they can more effectively advocate for improved conditions in the workplace and better economic standards for their colleagues and their families.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
RNs at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, Calif., are deeply concerned to learn that the Board of Directors of the San Benito Health District, which oversees the facility, is taking steps to file a Chapter 9 bankruptcy petition.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
NNU called on the Republican Party to publicly renounce virulent rhetoric that is encouraging the escalation of violent threats via mass media and assaults such as the recent attempted kidnapping of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the attempted murder and assault of her husband, Paul Pelosi.
The recently announced acquisition by LCMC Healthcare of three Tulane hospitals will make the hospital chain one of only two systems in the New Orleans metropolitan area, potentially leading to significant adverse consequences for patients needing hospital care.
The tragic loss of two health care workers, including one nurse, in Dallas, Texas, who were killed on Saturday at Methodist Dallas Medical Center, demonstrates the importance of passing the pending workplace violence prevention legislation in the U.S. Senate.
RNs at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (ABSMC) in Oakland and Berkeley will hold a five-day strike from Oct. 24 through Oct. 28 in response to persistent patient care issues, including workplace violence and high turnover rates.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
NYSNA’s nearly 42,000 members will increase NNU’s membership to close to 225,000 nurses, and will also bring NYSNA into the AFL-CIO, of which NNU is already a member union.
New York State Nurses Association/National Nurses United
