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Hundreds of nurses joined informational picket at UMC

University Medical Center nurses announce plans for strike vote, Children’s Hospital nurses denounce LCMC union busting

Registered nurses at University Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, held an informational picket and rally this afternoon, during which they announced their plan to take a strike authorization vote. UMC nurses, who are members of NNOC/NNU, were joined by hundreds of union nurses from around the country in their demands for safe staffing and workplace violence prevention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 24, 2024

• NNU, • NNOC

Nurses in front of California state capitol building holding banners and signs: "Insist on an RN"

Stanislaus County nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at Stanislaus County in Modesto, Calif., voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract yesterday, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
September 24, 2024

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CNA applauds Governor Newsom for signing medical debt bill into law

California Nurses Association applauds Governor Gavin Newsom for signing S.B. 1061, which would prevent medical debt collectors and health care providers from sharing medical debt information with credit reporting agencies. The bill, authored by Senator Monique Limón and sponsored by CNA, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and a diverse coalition of organizations, would also prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including medical debt on credit reports.

California Nurses Association
September 24, 2024

• CNA

University Medical Center nurses pose with signs at info picket

University Medical Center nurses demand progress on contract negotiations, end to management’s delay tactics

Registered nurses at University Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, September 24, to push for progress in contract negotiations. Since bargaining began in March, University Medical Center management has delayed negotiations, including postponing bargaining sessions and refusing to make meaningful responses to nurses’ proposals on key issues like workplace violence and safe staffing.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 22, 2024

• NNOC, • NNU

Alameda RNs in front of hospital holding signs "Some cuts don't heal" and "Nurses care"

Alameda Hospital and San Leandro Hospital nurses to hold rally and speak-out for safe staffing

RNs who work at Alameda and San Leandro hospitals in Alameda County, Calif., will hold a rally and speak-out at the Alameda Health Systems (AHS) Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 18, to highlight their patient safety concerns, including cuts to staffing, and AHS's failure to meaningfully address these serious issues during bargaining.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
September 16, 2024

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Nurses applaud governor’s veto of S.B. 1432

Registered nurses and health care workers across California applaud Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto of S.B. 1432, which would have allowed hospital executives to delay implementation of critical seismic safety standards and risked workers’ and patients’ lives.

California Nurses Association
September 13, 2024

• CNA

Group of nurses holding red and white "Nurses for Kamala" signs

Union nurses from around the nation to canvass door to door in Vegas to get out the vote for Harris-Walz

National Nurses United union members are joining the Nevada State AFL-CIO canvass to knock on doors in support of Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential ticket on Saturday, Sept. 14.

National Nurses United
September 13, 2024

• NNU

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Ventura County nurses and health care workers demand Board of Supervisors stop proposed ICU and obstetrics unit closures at Santa Paula Hospital

Nurses and health care workers from Ventura County will hold an informational picket and address the Board of Supervisors to oppose the board’s approval to close the Santa Paula Hospital intensive care unit and obstetrics units.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
September 6, 2024

Large group of nurses indoors wearing red "Nurses for Kamala" signs with raised fists

Union nurses canvass for Harris-Walz in Las Vegas

National Nurses United union members will canvass for the Democratic presidential ticket on Saturday, September 7. National Nurses United endorsed Kamala Harris for President on July 23.

National Nurses United
September 6, 2024

• NNU

Close-up of a seismograph machine needle tracing seismic waves, indicative of earthquake activity, on graph paper with epicenter rings.

California nurses urge veto on dangerous earthquake safety delay legislation that places health care workers, patients, and communities at risk

Registered nurses and health care workers across California call on Governor Newsom to ensure hospitals remain open and fully functioning in the event of a major earthquake by promptly vetoing SB 1432.

California Nurses Association
September 4, 2024

• CNA