Posts Tagged ‘California Nurses Association’
Nurses union, Oakland City Council push for single payer health bill
Most healthcare bills have a hefty price tag attached, but Senate Bill 562 may have one larger than some Californians are willing to take on—an estimated $400 billion a year, according to an analysis from the California Senate Appropriations Committee. The bill, commonly called a “single payer plan,” is being pushed by members of the…
Read MoreNurses picket outside Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Nurses picket outside Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center after contracts stalled.
Read MoreNurses hold town hall to oppose closure of Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley
Sutter Health, which runs the campus as part of its Alta Bates Summit Medical Center based in Oakland, announced last October that it intends to close the campus between 2018 and 2030 and consolidate all services in its Oakland campus. Nurses rallied to keep it open.
Read MoreOakland nurses march and strike in protest of benefit cuts
An estimated 21,000 healthcare workers joined picket lines, attended rallies or simply stayed home from work in protest of proposed employee benefit cuts at 40 hospitals across California.
Read MoreChildren’s Hospital nurses approve strike over benefits battle
Nurses at Children’s Hospital in Oakland have approved a five-day strike amid contract negotiations with the hospital administration over pension and healthcare benefits.
Read MoreHundreds of Oakland nurses strike against health care cuts
Nurses in multi-colored scrubs lined the streets in front of Children’s Hospital Oakland Tuesday, striking against what they say is a proposed cut in their health care benefits. Passing cars, BART trains and fire engines honked in support of the hospital’s nearly 800 registered nurses as they began a three-day strike led by the California Nurses Association (CNA). The hospital will continue operating with over 100 replacement nurses until the strike is scheduled to end Friday morning.
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