Victory! Cal OSHA Adopts New Aerosol Transmissible Disease Standard

Nurse Alliance representatives gather before CalOSHA meeting in San Diego

The California OSHA Standards Board adopted, by a 6 to 0 vote, the nation’s first workplace standard designed to protect healthcare and other workers from aerosol (airborne and droplet) transmitted diseases.

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SEIU Nurse Alliance of California Report

Read the June/July issue of our new newsletter!

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Safety Conditions Melt Down at Alameda County Medical Center's Fairmont Hospital

"I can honestly say I felt safer working in the jail [where I used to work] than I do here." That's the word from Valery Myers, a nurse and SEIU 1021 member at Alameda County's Fairmont Hospital, who joined with her co-workers on Wednesday, April 8 in a rally against unsafe working conditions at the hospital.

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SEIU Nurses Fight Health Related Budget Cuts During Nurse Week

On May 5 and 6, SEIU nurses from around California gathered at the 2009 Nurse Alliance Legislative Conference in Sacramento to strategize how to put nurses at the center of the discussions around health care reform.

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Local Nurse Updates

SEIU 121RN Members Win Groundbreaking Contract

Plus:
*ACMC Nurses Stand Behind SEIU
*Local 721 Nurses Win Time Off for CEU Courses
*Local 1000 Nurses Sign 17 Tentative Agreements, Win Improved RN Supervision LanguageClick Here to Read These Stories and More

Ingela Dahlgren Appointed New Nurse Alliance Interim Executive Director

I want to say hello to all the SEIU nurse members reading this! I am proud to present myself as the new Interim Executive Director of our SEIU Nurse Alliance of California. I am a nurse and former member of SEIU Local 121RN. I truly believe in uniting nurses to protect our patients and our profession.

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SEIU, CNA/NNOC ANNOUNCE MAJOR ACCORD

SEIU and CNA/NNOC have agreed to set aside their differences and work together nationwide to make sure all registered nurses and all healthcare workers have a strong union voice.

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Support Employee Free Choice

President-Elect Barack Obama supports the Employee Free Choice Act. See Obama's statements and read how the Employee Free Choice Act is a crucial step towards economic recovery.

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Tell Your Story to Congress

Right now our Congress is making decisions that affect the future of healthcare workers and patients. It’s time to tell them your story. Please download the story form and fax it in to us!

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Join Our Staffing Ratios Research Team!

After helping pass the law, SEIU nurses in the Nurse Alliance began to work on implementing it, including providing our professional recommendations to DHS on the implementation regulations.

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