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Smart City Networks Workers at the San Diego Convention Center Vote to Join IATSE Local 122
NEW YORK, June 2 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees posted the following news release:
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Smart City Networks Workers at the San Diego Convention Center Vote to Join IATSE Local 122
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SAN DIEGO, CA - In a decisive victory for workers at one of the West Coast's premier convention venues, 12 IT Technicians and Event Coordinators employed by Smart City Networks at the San Diego Convention Center have voted to join the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 122. The election, held on May 21, 2026, resulted in a vote
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NEW YORK, June 2 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees posted the following news release:
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Smart City Networks Workers at the San Diego Convention Center Vote to Join IATSE Local 122
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SAN DIEGO, CA - In a decisive victory for workers at one of the West Coast's premier convention venues, 12 IT Technicians and Event Coordinators employed by Smart City Networks at the San Diego Convention Center have voted to join the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 122. The election, held on May 21, 2026, resulted in a voteof 10 in favor and 2 opposed. With this organizing victory, Smart City Networks becomes the last in-house employer at the facility to be unionized, completing a fully unionized convention center floor.
The newly formed bargaining unit covers workers across four classifications: Technician I, Technician II, Event Coordinators, and Customer Service Representatives. These workers are responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining the high-speed internet infrastructure, Wi-Fi networks, and event technology systems that serve the thousands of planners, exhibitors, and attendees who pass through the San Diego Convention Center each year for events including San Diego Comic-Con, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, and the ESRI User Conference, among many others.
Smart City Networks is a national company operating in 25 convention centers across the United States, delivering high-speed internet, Wi-Fi, and cutting-edge event technology to trade shows and exhibitions nationwide. Their workers are the backbone of that operation, ensuring seamless connectivity and expert support for Planners, Exhibitors, and Attendees at every event.
Workers initially reached out to Local 122 in early March and over the following weeks, organizers held group meetings and one-on-one conversations with workers, filing authorization cards. In the lead-up to the vote, Smart City Networks retained the union-avoidance law firm Littler Mendelson, spending an estimated $58,000 on anti-union consultant in an effort to discourage organizing. Ultimately, workers held firm, rejected the employer's campaign, and delivered an overwhelming mandate for representation
"At the end of the day, everyone deserves to have a union," said Greg Sowizdrzal, President of IATSE Local 122. "We're proud that the workers at Smart City took their first step in having a voice on the job and having representation."
In a statement, the Smart City crewmembers expressed what this victory means to them: "To us, having a union means having a voice. It means being united and being able to stand on equal footing with the company. It has shown us the importance of solidarity, and we look forward to taking an active role in the decisions that will impact our future."
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Original text here: https://iatse.net/smart-city-networks-workers-at-the-san-diego-convention-center-vote-to-join-iatse-local-122/
Nurses at Research Medical Center to hold rally demanding immediate action on unsafe patient care conditions
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 2 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Nurses at Research Medical Center to hold rally demanding immediate action on unsafe patient care conditions
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Registered nurses at Research Medical Center (RMC) in Kansas City, Missouri, will hold a rally on Thursday, June 4 to demand immediate action to address what nurses describe as dangerous patient care conditions impacting emergency and surgical services following the Sept. 8, 2025 closure of units that provide labor and delivery, neonatal intensive care, and obstetrics
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 2 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Nurses at Research Medical Center to hold rally demanding immediate action on unsafe patient care conditions
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Registered nurses at Research Medical Center (RMC) in Kansas City, Missouri, will hold a rally on Thursday, June 4 to demand immediate action to address what nurses describe as dangerous patient care conditions impacting emergency and surgical services following the Sept. 8, 2025 closure of units that provide labor and delivery, neonatal intensive care, and obstetricsemergency care services. Several pregnant patients arrive at RMC every month, unaware that these perinatal services have been shut down.
The nurses, who are represented by National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU), report ongoing concerns about inadequate staffing, lack of specialized training to care for pregnant patients, insufficient fetal monitoring capabilities, inadequate obstetric and pediatric emergency resources, lack of consistent OB/GYN provider coverage, and inadequate preparation for obstetric emergencies occurring in the emergency department (ED) and operating room (OR).
"Frontline nurses have repeatedly warned hospital management for months that unsafe staffing levels, lack of resources, and inadequate emergency preparedness place patients at risk," said Olivia Huggans, RN in the ED at RMC. "Patients deserve safe, properly equipped care, and nurses should never have to fear that preventable harm could occur because management failed to prepare for foreseeable emergencies."
Who: Registered nurses at Research Medical Center represented by NNOC/NNU
What: Rally for patient safety and safe staffing
When: June 4, 2026, 6-6:30 p.m.
Where: RMC, 2316 East Meyer Blvd, Kansas City, Missouri, on the Meyer Blvd. public sidewalk
Hospital management has failed to implement critical patient safety measures despite repeated warnings from frontline nurses, including a protest and a vigil last year, about serious risks to pregnant patients, newborns, and emergency patients. Frontline staff say RMC has serious gaps in emergency preparedness and perinatal care resources, putting pregnant patients and their babies in jeopardy. RNs have filed numerous Assignment Despite Objection (ADO) forms documenting unsafe conditions and patient safety concerns.
"Nurses have advised hospital leadership and Chief Nursing Officer Julie Filbeck, over and over again, that staffing levels in the emergency department and OR are unsafe," said Elizabeth Hadl, RN in the ED at RMC. "These are not isolated staffing problems tied to one event. Nurses are being expected to manage ongoing emergency risks without enough staff, resources, or preparation to safely care for patients. RMC has a responsibility to ensure staff, equipment, and emergency protocols are in place to safely care for obstetric emergencies."
At a minimum, nurses are demanding:
* Obstetric, trauma-trained RN coverage on all shifts, including nights and weekends
* Immediate review of emergency obstetric response readiness in the ED and OR
* Readily accessible fetal monitoring equipment
* Appropriate neonatal emergency equipment, medications, and code resources in the ED and OR
* Clear patient-facing notification regarding the closure of obstetric services at RMC
* Immediate scheduling of additional RNs on every shift in the ED to safely respond to emergencies; nurses report ongoing and frequent unsafe staffing conditions in the ED and OR.
The rally is part of nurses' ongoing campaign demanding hospital leadership prioritize patient care and frontline safety over cost-cutting measures.
National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members nationwide. NNU affiliates include California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, DC Nurses Association, Michigan Nurses Association, Minnesota Nurses Association, and New York State Nurses Association.
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Original text here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nurses-at-research-medical-center-to-hold-rally-demanding-immediate-action-on-unsafe-patient-care-conditions
Largest Federal Employees Union Endorses Slate of U.S. House Candidates Ahead of New York Primary
WASHINGTON, June 2 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release:
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Largest Federal Employees Union Endorses Slate of U.S. House Candidates Ahead of New York Primary
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AFGE says 22 endorsed candidates support federal workers and their rights
BRIDGETON, N.J. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of 22 candidates for election to the U.S. House representing New York in the 2026 elections. All but one of the endorsed candidates is an incumbent. The statewide primary is June 23, and
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WASHINGTON, June 2 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release:
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Largest Federal Employees Union Endorses Slate of U.S. House Candidates Ahead of New York Primary
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AFGE says 22 endorsed candidates support federal workers and their rights
BRIDGETON, N.J. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of 22 candidates for election to the U.S. House representing New York in the 2026 elections. All but one of the endorsed candidates is an incumbent. The statewide primary is June 23, andthe general election is Nov. 3.
"New York is one of the most diverse states in the U.S. and has 26 members of Congress. The candidates we are endorsing have proven themselves to AFGE by supporting federal employees and our rights to collectively bargain for better raises, benefits, and working conditions," AFGE District 2 National Vice President David Gonzalez said. "That is why AFGE is endorsing these candidates ahead of the New York June primary."
AFGE is endorsing the following candidates for election to Congress:
Nick LaLota (NY-1)
Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)
Andrew Garbarino (NY-2)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14)
Tom Suozzi (NY-3)
Ritchie Torres (NY-15)
Laura Gillen (NY-4)
George Latimer (NY-16)
Gregory Meeks (NY-5)
Mike Lawler (NY-17)
Grace Meng (NY-6)
Pat Ryan (NY-18)
Claire Valdez (NY-7)
Josh Riley (NY-19)
Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8)
Paul Tonko (NY-20)
Yvette Clarke (NY-9)
John Mannion (NY-22)
Dan Goldman (NY-10)
Joe Morelle (NY-25)
Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11)
Tim Kennedy (NY-26)
More than 129,000 federal employees live in New York - caring for veterans, supporting the military, and getting Social Security recipients their benefits accurately and on time.
AFGE is the largest federal employee union in the country, representing more than 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers in all functions of government. AFGE represents nearly 51,500 federal employees in District 2, which includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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Original text here: https://www.afge.org/link/c94a57be58c646fd854ce0d29121e54e.aspx
Catholic hospitals lead nation in pediatric unit closures, new report from NNU finds
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 2 [Category: Union] (TNSrpt) -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Catholic hospitals lead nation in pediatric unit closures, new report from NNU finds
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A new report from National Nurses United (NNU), the country's largest nurses union, finds that three major Catholic hospital systems have spent the last decade leading the health care industry in the closures of pediatric care units.
The shocking new report found that, overall, 25% of pediatric units had been shut down nationally from 2014 to 2025. Among the country's ten biggest
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 2 [Category: Union] (TNSrpt) -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Catholic hospitals lead nation in pediatric unit closures, new report from NNU finds
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A new report from National Nurses United (NNU), the country's largest nurses union, finds that three major Catholic hospital systems have spent the last decade leading the health care industry in the closures of pediatric care units.
The shocking new report found that, overall, 25% of pediatric units had been shut down nationally from 2014 to 2025. Among the country's ten biggesthospital chains, three Catholic systems (Ascension, CommonSpirit, and Trinity) shuttered pediatric units at the highest rates of any major systems. The new report is available here.
"Our union's new report is damning," said Sandy Reding, operating room nurse at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital in California, president of CNA/NNOC, and vice president of NNU. "The data shows that these major Catholic systems are shutting down health care for kids in areas where children need it most, with high rates of poverty and few other options for care. They're making decisions based on their own spreadsheets, not the needs of our patients and our communities. Catholic health leaders say they're united for change, but if the changes they're united behind are shutting down pediatric units, that's not the common good."
"Pope Leo made clear in his recent encyclical: The best way forward is working together for the common good," said Kristine Kittleson, RN at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin in Texas. "Unfortunately, major Catholic hospital systems have abandoned the common good in favor of their own finances. And when nurses get organized to demand better, we're met with union-busting that stands in defiance of the Church's own doctrines.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC), NNU's largest affiliate, represents around 25,000 nurses at Catholic hospitals in the United States.
National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members nationwide. NNU affiliates include California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, DC Nurses Association, Michigan Nurses Association, Minnesota Nurses Association, and New York State Nurses Association.
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REPORT: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/sites/default/files/2026-06/0526_Catholic-Division-Pediatric-Unit-Closure_Report.pdf
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Original text here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/catholic-hospitals-lead-nation-in-pediatric-unit-closures-new-report-from-nnu-finds
Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Chellie Pingree for Reelection to Congress
WASHINGTON, June 1 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release:
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Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Chellie Pingree for Reelection to Congress
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AFGE says Pingree fights for working families across Maine
BRIDGETON, N.J. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Chellie Pingree for reelection to the U.S. House representing Maine's 1 st Congressional District in the 2026 elections. The statewide primary is June 9, and the general election is Nov. 3.
Pingree was first elected
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WASHINGTON, June 1 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release:
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Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Chellie Pingree for Reelection to Congress
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AFGE says Pingree fights for working families across Maine
BRIDGETON, N.J. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Chellie Pingree for reelection to the U.S. House representing Maine's 1 st Congressional District in the 2026 elections. The statewide primary is June 9, and the general election is Nov. 3.
Pingree was first electedin 2008 and has proven to be a fighter for working families.
"Rep. Pingree has fought for important appropriations funding that has benefited federal workers across Maine," AFGE District 2 NVP David Gonzalez said. "In these challenging times, it is important for federal employees to know that they have a proven advocate like Rep. Pingree fighting for them and their interests."
AFGE looks forward to continuing to work with Rep. Pingree as she uses her position to advocate for federal workers across Maine.
About 10,000 federal employees live in Maine's 1 st Congressional District - caring for veterans, supporting the military, and getting Social Security recipients their benefits accurately and on time.
AFGE is the largest federal employee union in the country, representing more than 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers in all functions of government. AFGE represents nearly 51,500 federal employees in District 2, which includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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Original text here: https://www.afge.org/link/f2ec9632db324d888b968afcf40f157b.aspx
Chicago nurses give notice for one-day strike over retaliation against nurses advocating for improved patient care
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 1 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Chicago nurses give notice for one-day strike over retaliation against nurses advocating for improved patient care
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Nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago, Ill. gave notice to their employer today that they will hold a strike for one day on June 11 to protest the administration's retaliation against nurses who speak out about unsafe conditions, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU).
This 10-days' notice of their strike
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 1 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Chicago nurses give notice for one-day strike over retaliation against nurses advocating for improved patient care
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Nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago, Ill. gave notice to their employer today that they will hold a strike for one day on June 11 to protest the administration's retaliation against nurses who speak out about unsafe conditions, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU).
This 10-days' notice of their strikefollows an overwhelming show of support from nurses who have indicated they are prepared to strike.
Nurses at Saint Mary's are seeking to unionize with National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU). They are outraged that Prime management has engaged during this process in a troubling pattern of going after experienced nurses who are advocating for their patients and coworkers. They will hold a rally at 8:30 a.m. with speakers.
"Singling out pro-union nurses shows that Prime is using discipline to retaliate against us and silence us," said Maria Russ, RN, in behavioral health. "We are striking because experienced nurses who speak up and advocate for patients have been targeted and pushed out of the hospital."
Who: Registered nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital
What: One-day strike for patient safety and an end to union busting
When: Strike begins Thursday, June 11, 6:45 a.m. with 8:30 a.m. rally. Strike ends Friday, June 12, 6:45 a.m.
Where: Saint Mary of Nazareth, 2233 W Division St, Chicago IL, 60622 (corner of W Division St and N Oakley Blvd)
"Patient care is our top concern and is at the forefront of our fight," said Brenda Hernandez, RN in the ICU. "We are striking because terminating experienced nurses has left the hospital short staffed. Nurses need a seat at the table to advocate for our patients."
Saint Mary's nurses filed for their union election with the National Labor Relations Board on May 20 and held a public rally on May 27 to protest Prime management's retaliatory union busting.
National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members nationwide. NNU affiliates include California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, DC Nurses Association, Michigan Nurses Association, Minnesota Nurses Association, and New York State Nurses Association.
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Original text here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/chicago-nurses-give-notice-for-one-day-strike-over-retaliation-against-nurses-advocating-for-patient-care
California Nurses Association registered nurses celebrate their victory in implementing long-awaited safe staffing ratios for state's acute psychiatric hospitals
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 1 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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California Nurses Association registered nurses celebrate their victory in implementing long-awaited safe staffing ratios for state's acute psychiatric hospitals
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California nurses are celebrating today, June 1, the historic implementation of long-awaited safe nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in the state's acute psychiatric hospitals (APH) that should dramatically improve the care behavioral health patients receive and that RNs can provide. The state only established these
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 1 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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California Nurses Association registered nurses celebrate their victory in implementing long-awaited safe staffing ratios for state's acute psychiatric hospitals
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California nurses are celebrating today, June 1, the historic implementation of long-awaited safe nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in the state's acute psychiatric hospitals (APH) that should dramatically improve the care behavioral health patients receive and that RNs can provide. The state only established theseemergency regulations after California Nurses Association (CNA) pressured the governor and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to do so.
"We know from more than two decades of experience with mandatory, minimum RN-to-patient staffing ratios in general hospitals that ratios not only improve care and save lives, but better safety and working conditions for nurses to keep us at the bedside," said Cathy Kennedy, RN and president of CNA. "All patients deserve a high quality of care and it's about time the state set safe staffing rules for psych hospitals as we nurses originally intended when we passed this law."
Though mandatory minimum safe registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratios for acute psychiatric hospitals were mandated by the seminal safe staffing legislation California Nurses Association sponsored and fought to pass in 1999, A.B. 394 (Kuehl), the state failed for over two decades to follow up with regulations for acute psychiatric hospitals after they rolled out ratios for general acute-care hospitals in 2004. After a San Francisco Chronicle investigation exposed staffing problems at acute psychiatric hospitals last year, CNA demanded that the state establish these long-promised regulations for such facilities.
In the face of intense lobbying by the profit-driven corporate hospital industry to adopt weak regulations, the current emergency regulations represent a significant correction upon earlier versions. Due to nurses' strong advocacy through public comments, testimony, and direct action, CDPH closed up major loopholes that would have not only let acute psychiatric hospitals evade meaningful staffing ratios, but also have undermined the existing RN-to-patient standards in general acute-care hospitals.
Thanks to nurse advocacy, the regulations set to go into effect today:
* Removed language that would have allowed one registered nurse to be responsible for up to 24 patients during a 12-hour shift or up to 16 patients during an 8-hour shift.
* Prohibit the averaging of staffing ratios across any shift or time period.
* Do not adopt dangerous night shift ratios.
* Prohibit nurse administrators and supervisors from counting towards the ratios if they have non-direct care responsibilities.
* Mandate that the numerical ratios represent the maximum number of patients an RN can be assigned at one time.
CNA nurses know that they must remain vigilant during the permanent rulemaking process to prevent industry pressure from weakening these staffing standards and to make even further improvements to these regulations, including language to clarify that the ratios are registered nurse-to-patient ratios; to set ratios at one RN for no more than four pediatric patients; to stop layoffs of ancillary staff in implementing the rule; and to hold in-person public hearings to hear from nurses and patients across the state before final rules are adopted.
Hospitalized patients deserve the same standard of care no matter what kind of facility they are in, so establishing effective, meaningful registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratios for acute psychiatric hospitals that are the same as the safe staffing protections for patients in general acute-care hospitals is critical. All patients deserve the same high-standard of patient care.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the nation with more than 100,000 members in more than 200 facilities throughout California and more than 225,000 RNs nationwide.
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Original text here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/cna-nurses-celebrate-victory-in-implementing-safe-staffing-ratios-for-state-acute-psychiatric-hospitals
