Legislation

2011 Nurse Legislative Conference May 3 & 4: Register Today!

RNs: come to Sacramento May 3rd and 4th help strategize about getting movement around our two biggest issues of 2011, workplace violence and safe patient handling. Help build on the momentum of last year’s successful conference! “We need to work together as nurses in California," said Laura Villondo, RN at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center and a SEIU Local 121RN member.

Register Online Today

» Read more

Priority No. 1 for 2011: Addressing Workplace Violence

The SEIU Nurse Alliance of California has been working in recent years to help improve protection for nurses and other healthcare workers against violence in the workplace. But two nurse murders in recent months have highlighted the urgent need for reform in California, and show that stronger measures will be required.

» Read more

Another Priority for 2011: Safe Patient Handling

Our Nurse Alliance steering committee has decided the time is right to push for a safe patient handling bill in California, and has made the issue another big priority for 2011. In recent years, we have known that there was little recourse for RNs who see the need for patient handling safety improvements at their facilities. Nothing illustrates the need for new legislation better then the story of Becky Long, the secretary-treasurer of SEIU Local 121RN, who worked for more than 30 years at Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center.

» Read more

New Study Shows Our Nurse-Patient Ratio Law is Saving Lives

A new study released from Health Services Research shows the California nurse-patient staffing ratio law law is having a dramatic effect on our society, is preventing the deaths of thousands of people, and has improved nurse retention in California. “We can all be proud, this study clearly shows the dramatic impact that nurse citizens can have,” said Local 1021 RN Lorraine Thiebaud (pictured).

» Read more

SEIU Members Help Win California Election for Working Families

Contributing more than 90,000 hours of phone calling and precinct walking to the effort to elect Jerry Brown and other allies of working families, SEIU members in California won big on election day, electing a full slate of statewide candidates we endorsed, and holding strong majorities in the California legislature.

» Read more

SEIU Nurses Set Priorities at 2010 Nurse Legislative Conference

SEIU nurses from around the state gathered at the 2010 Nurse Alliance of California Legislative Conference May 4 and 5 to hear updates on healthcare reforms taking place in Washington, D.C., and Sacramento, and how that will impact our patients and our daily work as RNs. “Last year, we called the code on healthcare,” said Ann Kempski, SEIU’s director of Health Policy. “Now we can say it’s in the progressive care unit—not perfect, but improving.”

» Read more

Victory! Nurse Efforts Stop Dangerous SB 1111

SB 1111, a dangerous bill that was a misguided “reform” effort to deal with the problems of the BRN (Board of Registered Nursing) was defeated in Sacramento. Our SEIU Nurse Alliance of California is committed to safe patient care and believes the BRN needs to be improved, but efforts such as SB 1111 are clearly not the way to do it.

» Read more

Nurse Alliance Keeps Pressure on BRN

Nurse Alliance of California representatives attended recent BRN board meetings as part of our ongoing efforts to pressure the Board of Registered Nurses (BRN) around issues that greatly concern RNs, including the administration of insulin in schools.

» Read more

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.

» Read more

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.

» Read more

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!

» registration requirements

Hold Politicians Accountable in Califiornia

Find Your Elected Officials

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.

Find your elected officials