Legislation

Victory! Hospital Safety Bill Becomes Law Thanks to SEIU

AB 1083, an SEIU supported bill that would require hospitals to conduct annual reviews of their security and safety assessments, was signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger on October 11th! It has officially been filed with the Secretary of State's office.

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Second Victory for SEIU Nurse Alliance on Aerosol Transmissible Disease Standards

A quick response by SEIU nurses kept the California Department of Public Health from weakening the new Aerosol Transmissable Disease Standard on the eve of its official implementation.

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Controversy: Governor Takes Sweeping Action Against the BRN

Governor Schwarzenegger has moved to replace four members of the Board of Registered Nurses (BRN), an action that many SEIU nurses find alarming. The governor's moves may end up jeopardizing patient care in California, given that Schwarzegger has made it clear he wants government to play a bigger role in regulating the practice of registered nursing.
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California Budget Deal Missing Actual Solution

In spite of the fact that months of debate between CA lawmakers on how to resolve the state's $26 billion budget deficit may be finally coming to an end, there can be no cause for celebration when the 'solution' does not reflect the priorities of a vast majority of California voters.

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Victory! Cal OSHA Adopts New Aerosol Transmissible Disease Standard

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 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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SEIU Pushes for a Common Sense Budget

SEIU has been playing a new television ad statewide pushing Sacramento to use balance, co-operation, and common sense to fix our budget problem. The Governor's cuts-only approach would lead to 2 million Californians losing healthcare, including nearly a million children; hundreds of thousands of college students denied an education and k-12 students stuck in overcrowded, underfunded schools; and hundreds of thousands of seniors and people with disabilities losing the care they need to live at home.
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1000 SEIU Members Rally at State Capitol

On January 23 SEIU members called on Governor Schwarzenegger to wake up and treat our budget crisis with the urgency Californians deserve.

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SEIU Nurses Help Obama to Victory

SEIU nurses were a big part of why Obama succeeded on Election Day!
Thanks for making your voice be heard.

Read more about how our union helped elect Obama

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Register to Vote

The SEIU Nurse Alliance of California encouarges all nurses who are California residents to register to vote.

If you're not already registered, please use the link below to start the process today. You can fill out a registration form online that will be mailed to you for your signature.
Register to Vote Today!

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Connect with your elected officials at the federal and state levels. Use the link below to the California Secretary of State's website: find out who they are, quickly access their bio and contact info, send them messages, and more.

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