California Nurses Association
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California Nurses Association: Represents more than 150K RNs. Helping lead the fight for single-payer #CalCare!
Nurses gathered last night with community members and our UPTE-CWA union siblings to mourn the tragic murder of Alberto Rangel at ZSFG and demand what we’ve always needed: #WorkplaceViolenceProtections
December 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Nurses gathered last night with community members and our UPTE-CWA union siblings to mourn the tragic murder of Alberto Rangel at ZSFG and demand what we’ve always needed: #WorkplaceViolenceProtections
On the line at MarinHealth this morning: RNs calling out unsafe staffing, skyrocketing proposed health costs, and cuts to shift incentives.
Nurses can’t care for our community if the hospital won’t care for its nurses.
Nurses can’t care for our community if the hospital won’t care for its nurses.
December 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
On the line at MarinHealth this morning: RNs calling out unsafe staffing, skyrocketing proposed health costs, and cuts to shift incentives.
Nurses can’t care for our community if the hospital won’t care for its nurses.
Nurses can’t care for our community if the hospital won’t care for its nurses.
When nurses at Kaiser South San Francisco learned that CBP was in the hospital with a detained patient, we took action quickly to send a clear message to management: Our patients’ rights have no borders and hospitals must remain a place of healing!
ICE isn't welcome here!
ICE isn't welcome here!
December 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
When nurses at Kaiser South San Francisco learned that CBP was in the hospital with a detained patient, we took action quickly to send a clear message to management: Our patients’ rights have no borders and hospitals must remain a place of healing!
ICE isn't welcome here!
ICE isn't welcome here!
Management at @MyMarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae are putting profits over patients. We’re picketing on Friday to demand #SafeStaffing now!
https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/marinhealth-medical-center-nurses-to-hold-informational-picket-for-patient-safety
https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/marinhealth-medical-center-nurses-to-hold-informational-picket-for-patient-safety
MarinHealth Medical Center nurses to hold informational picket for patient safety
Registered nurses at MarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Friday, Dec. 12, to protest the hospital’s refusal to address nurses’ concerns about staff re...
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December 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Management at @MyMarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae are putting profits over patients. We’re picketing on Friday to demand #SafeStaffing now!
https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/marinhealth-medical-center-nurses-to-hold-informational-picket-for-patient-safety
https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/marinhealth-medical-center-nurses-to-hold-informational-picket-for-patient-safety
Putting a "non-professional" limit on loans for our advanced degrees is an insult to our clinical expertise.
Let your communities know – this DOE proposal must be stopped!
Let your communities know – this DOE proposal must be stopped!
December 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Putting a "non-professional" limit on loans for our advanced degrees is an insult to our clinical expertise.
Let your communities know – this DOE proposal must be stopped!
Let your communities know – this DOE proposal must be stopped!
CNA president Sandy Reding, RN spoke alongside Rep. Laura Friedman on the attempt to undermine the health care workforce and weaken our collective voice.
Excluding nurses from graduate professional degree loans threatens patient care!
Excluding nurses from graduate professional degree loans threatens patient care!
December 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
CNA president Sandy Reding, RN spoke alongside Rep. Laura Friedman on the attempt to undermine the health care workforce and weaken our collective voice.
Excluding nurses from graduate professional degree loans threatens patient care!
Excluding nurses from graduate professional degree loans threatens patient care!
When our patients can barely afford their monthly premiums, we know they're going to avoid seeking care when they need it — all because they're afraid of the bills.
Our system is terribly broken and we deserve better. We need #CalCare!
Our system is terribly broken and we deserve better. We need #CalCare!
December 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
When our patients can barely afford their monthly premiums, we know they're going to avoid seeking care when they need it — all because they're afraid of the bills.
Our system is terribly broken and we deserve better. We need #CalCare!
Our system is terribly broken and we deserve better. We need #CalCare!
80 years ago, nurses got their first-ever collective bargaining agreement with CNA!
Strong contracts = a strong voice for patient advocacy!
Strong contracts = a strong voice for patient advocacy!
November 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
80 years ago, nurses got their first-ever collective bargaining agreement with CNA!
Strong contracts = a strong voice for patient advocacy!
Strong contracts = a strong voice for patient advocacy!
Today, nurses uplift and celebrate those who came before us. Find out what California ancestral land you're on: http://bit.ly/4a2xHeS
November 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Today, nurses uplift and celebrate those who came before us. Find out what California ancestral land you're on: http://bit.ly/4a2xHeS
Imagine working in the ER when you see a woman screaming and throwing herself off the gurney.
As a nurse, you'd rush over to assess the patient. That's exactly what Dianne Sposito, RN tried to do — until ICE stepped in to stop her.
Read the full story.👇 https://bit.ly/3LOnh8P
As a nurse, you'd rush over to assess the patient. That's exactly what Dianne Sposito, RN tried to do — until ICE stepped in to stop her.
Read the full story.👇 https://bit.ly/3LOnh8P
Nurses mobilize to oppose ICE presence in facilities
NNU members in Los Angeles, which so far has been the hardest hit by ICE roundups of Black and brown immigrant workers, and across the United States are fighting back because we agree: Our hospitals, clinics, and all health care settings must remain pla...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Imagine working in the ER when you see a woman screaming and throwing herself off the gurney.
As a nurse, you'd rush over to assess the patient. That's exactly what Dianne Sposito, RN tried to do — until ICE stepped in to stop her.
Read the full story.👇 https://bit.ly/3LOnh8P
As a nurse, you'd rush over to assess the patient. That's exactly what Dianne Sposito, RN tried to do — until ICE stepped in to stop her.
Read the full story.👇 https://bit.ly/3LOnh8P
When Republican's Medicaid cuts go into effect, hospitals across the country risk shutting down. And these closures don’t always happen in rural areas like you might think. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/upshot/urban-hospitals-medicaid-cuts.html
When the G.O.P. Medicaid Cuts Arrive, These Hospitals Will Be Hit Hardest
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
When Republican's Medicaid cuts go into effect, hospitals across the country risk shutting down. And these closures don’t always happen in rural areas like you might think. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/upshot/urban-hospitals-medicaid-cuts.html
When our rights are under attack, what do we do? Union nurses stand up and fight back! ✊
November 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
When our rights are under attack, what do we do? Union nurses stand up and fight back! ✊
Congratulations to the 25K UC nurses who ratified a new contract with important patient protections, like curbing the rampant misuse of floating and ensuring safeguards on A.I. 🎉
This new contract will ensure we are given the resources to care for our patients & ourselves!
This new contract will ensure we are given the resources to care for our patients & ourselves!
November 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Congratulations to the 25K UC nurses who ratified a new contract with important patient protections, like curbing the rampant misuse of floating and ensuring safeguards on A.I. 🎉
This new contract will ensure we are given the resources to care for our patients & ourselves!
This new contract will ensure we are given the resources to care for our patients & ourselves!
Kaiser nurses spent the last few months flexing their patient advocacy muscles! 💪 https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/article/kaiser-nurses-protest-statewide
Kaiser nurses protest statewide
Over the past few months, nurses at Kaiser Permanente facilities across California have been speaking out about the rollback of gender-affirming care, layoffs in outpatient clinics, wage theft, and th...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Kaiser nurses spent the last few months flexing their patient advocacy muscles! 💪 https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/article/kaiser-nurses-protest-statewide
RNs at USC Keck and Norris are holding an info picket next Tuesday for patient safety. We missed thousands of meal and rest breaks last year because of USC's unsafe staffing.
Enough is enough! https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/usc-nurses-to-hold-informational-picket-for-patient-safety
Enough is enough! https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/usc-nurses-to-hold-informational-picket-for-patient-safety
USC nurses to hold informational picket for patient safety in Los Angeles
Registered nurses at University of Southern California (USC) Keck Medicine and USC Norris Cancer Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, Nov. 25, to highlight their patient safety concerns, including short-staffing...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
RNs at USC Keck and Norris are holding an info picket next Tuesday for patient safety. We missed thousands of meal and rest breaks last year because of USC's unsafe staffing.
Enough is enough! https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/usc-nurses-to-hold-informational-picket-for-patient-safety
Enough is enough! https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/usc-nurses-to-hold-informational-picket-for-patient-safety
Are Republicans and Trump proud of making people cry when they see devastating increases in their health care costs for next year? And all for what — so our federal government could give tax breaks to corporations and billionaires? Shameful! https://bit.ly/4plzUXu
Obamacare enrollee sees premium spike over 300% as sign-up period begins: 'This will devastate us'
Millions across the country will discover just how much their plans will cost when open enrollment for Affordable Care Act insurance plans begins on Nov. 1.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Are Republicans and Trump proud of making people cry when they see devastating increases in their health care costs for next year? And all for what — so our federal government could give tax breaks to corporations and billionaires? Shameful! https://bit.ly/4plzUXu
Yesterday, the Protect America’s Workforce Act discharge petition reached 218 congressional signatures in the House, allowing it to move quickly to a vote on the House floor.
Now, we need the House to stand up for workers and call a vote on it! https://bit.ly/3XnsXJz
Now, we need the House to stand up for workers and call a vote on it! https://bit.ly/3XnsXJz
NNU demands House stand up for workers and call a vote on the Protect America's Workforce Act
National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, provided this statement as the Protect America's Workforce Act discharge petition reached an important milestone, with 218 congressional signatures in the U.S. House of Representat...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Yesterday, the Protect America’s Workforce Act discharge petition reached 218 congressional signatures in the House, allowing it to move quickly to a vote on the House floor.
Now, we need the House to stand up for workers and call a vote on it! https://bit.ly/3XnsXJz
Now, we need the House to stand up for workers and call a vote on it! https://bit.ly/3XnsXJz
University of California nurses had a BIG weekend! Give it up for the 25,000 UC nurses across our state. ✊💪
November 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
University of California nurses had a BIG weekend! Give it up for the 25,000 UC nurses across our state. ✊💪
This should be a wake-up call for our elected officials — more and more people cannot afford health care. Especially as premiums have skyrocketed for next year.
Nurses have a solution: #CalCare
Nurses have a solution: #CalCare
November 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This should be a wake-up call for our elected officials — more and more people cannot afford health care. Especially as premiums have skyrocketed for next year.
Nurses have a solution: #CalCare
Nurses have a solution: #CalCare
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WE WON!!!
The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.
Read the order here:
The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.
Read the order here:
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November 15, 2025 at 1:21 AM
WE WON!!!
The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.
Read the order here:
The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.
Read the order here:
This retired California couple is looking at a 800% increase in their health care costs! If we had a single-payer health care system that wasn't tied to employment, this wouldn't be an issue.
More than ever, we need #CalCare. https://bit.ly/4oCPcXC
More than ever, we need #CalCare. https://bit.ly/4oCPcXC
This Calif. couple is a facing an 800% hike in health care costs
Democrats are fighting to maintain healthcare subsidies to keep costs down.
www.sfgate.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This retired California couple is looking at a 800% increase in their health care costs! If we had a single-payer health care system that wasn't tied to employment, this wouldn't be an issue.
More than ever, we need #CalCare. https://bit.ly/4oCPcXC
More than ever, we need #CalCare. https://bit.ly/4oCPcXC
Give it up for the mighty, mighty nurses at Sutter Davis who fought hard and just won their first-ever contract!
This is a massive victory for nurses and for our patients! 🎉
This is a massive victory for nurses and for our patients! 🎉
November 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Give it up for the mighty, mighty nurses at Sutter Davis who fought hard and just won their first-ever contract!
This is a massive victory for nurses and for our patients! 🎉
This is a massive victory for nurses and for our patients! 🎉
San Francisco is a sanctuary city and nurses will fight to keep it that way! ICE out of our communities! ✊
November 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
San Francisco is a sanctuary city and nurses will fight to keep it that way! ICE out of our communities! ✊
Nurses who care for veterans have a simple message this Veterans Day: We need full collective bargaining rights to advocate freely for our patients and provide the best care possible at the VA! It's what our veterans deserve. 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Nurses who care for veterans have a simple message this Veterans Day: We need full collective bargaining rights to advocate freely for our patients and provide the best care possible at the VA! It's what our veterans deserve. 🇺🇸
Trump thinks he can bully UC Health into stopping gender-affirming care and allowing ICE raids, but nurses refuse to stand by as he threatens care for our patients and tries to make our hospitals unsafe!
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Trump thinks he can bully UC Health into stopping gender-affirming care and allowing ICE raids, but nurses refuse to stand by as he threatens care for our patients and tries to make our hospitals unsafe!