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Registered nurses at San Leandro Hospital strike

Registered nurses claim victory for their Alameda County patients following the ousting of the Alameda Health System Board of Trustees

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors today voted overwhelmingly to accept the resignation of the Alameda Health System’s Board of Trustees after registered nurses demanded the dissolution of the board during a five-day strike.

California Nurses Association
October 20, 2020

Medical workers hold signs "Safe Staffing Now"

Shasta Regional union health care workers deliver petition for safe staffing, signed by more than 350 members, to hospital administration

Union health care workers at Shasta Regional Medical Center (SRMC) in Redding, Calif. will hold a rally this Wednesday to announce the delivery of a petition to management demanding safe staffing.

Caregiver and Healthcare Employees Union/California Nurses Association
October 20, 2020

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Nurses hold signs "Nurses Essential to Patient Care"

Registered nurses encouraged by Alameda Board of Supervisors’ proposed steps to remove Alameda Health System Board of Trustees following five-day strike

Registered nurses at San Leandro Hospital and Alameda Hospital say they are encouraged that the Alameda Board of Supervisors (BOS) has taken the first steps to address the dysfunction and chaos which jeopardizes the safety of nurses and patients at Alameda Health System hospitals.

California Nurses Association
October 17, 2020

Nurses at Cook County hold a press conference following the Cook County Health Board meeting presenting the proposed 2021 budget

Registered nurses, labor, and community groups to hold press conference in response to Cook County Board President Preckwinkle’s austerity budget

In the midst of a deadly pandemic, Cook County is preparing to release a budget which would close two community health clinics, South Shore Clinic and Woodlawn Clinic, and downgrade critically needed medical services, including the closure of the emergency room at Provident Hospital, the country’s first Black-owned hospital.

National Nurses United
October 14, 2020

Nurses hold sign "Save Lives, Safe Staffing"

Good Samaritan San Jose nurses demand change in management of women’s services department

Registered nurses at HCA’s Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose will hold a public action Wednesday, Oct. 14, to demand a change in management of the Women’s Services program due to dangerous workplace conditions that jeopardize patient safety.

California Nurses Association
October 13, 2020

Nurses Protest at White House.

Nurses urge country to stay vigilant on Covid-19 in face of President’s ‘reckless’ behavior

National Nurses United today urged people across the country to remain vigilant on Covid-19 precautions while condemning President Trump for behaving in a way that puts those around him and the entire nation at risk, and for cancelling negotiations on a new Covid stimulus legislative package that would help working people and families.

National Nurses United
October 6, 2020

San Joaquin County nurses hold signs "Protect Nurses"

Nurses in San Joaquin County’s health system to hold five-day strike, starting Oct. 7

Registered nurses in San Joaquin County’s health system will hold a five-day strike, starting Oct. 7 at 7:00 a.m. to denounce the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care, safe staffing, and personal protective equipment (PPE), and to protest San Joaquin County executives’ demands for extreme contract changes.

California Nurses Association
October 6, 2020

Nurses holds sign "Protect Nurses"

Nurses at San Leandro and Alameda Hospitals give notice for five-day strike

Registered nurses at Alameda Hospital in Alameda, Calif. and San Leandro Hospital in San Leandro, Calif. are scheduled to begin a five-day strike tomorrow Oct. 7, 2020 at 7:00 am. Both hospitals are managed by Alameda Health System (AHS). The nurses authorized the strike, citing concerns over patient safety during the Covid-19 pandemic, management’s bargaining in bad faith with nurses at the table for nearly two years, punitive management actions, which hinder recruitment and retention of experienced nurses, and persistent short staffing which jeopardizes safe patient care.

California Nurses Association
October 6, 2020

Nurse holds sign "Protect Nurses, Patients, Public Health"

Nurses urge all people in the United States to stay safe and vigilant

National Nurses United today called on all people in the United States to redouble efforts to practice the utmost safety precautions in the face of a still-deadly pandemic.

National Nurses United
October 2, 2020

Nurse holds sign "Save Lives, PPE Now"

Nurses applaud PPE bill signed by Gov. Newsom today

In a big win for nurses and other health care workers, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation today to require hospitals to create and maintain a stockpile of N95 masks, gowns, and other personal protective equipment (PPE).

California Nurses Association
September 29, 2020