Riverside Community Hospital nurse Kathy Montanino is passionate and outspoken about bedside nurses’ power to achieve meaningful political change for patients.  And what she wants all nurses to know about elected officials is that “they are people just like us. [...]

Many of us were directly affected by the devastating impact of COVID-19. But many others, thankfully, were not. While we as a society debated the pandemic — the policy response to it and the reality of it — frontline voices [...]

“My experience has taught me how to treat patients who are facing mental health crises. I know how to approach them with kindness and compassion—and I know how important that is for ensuring they get the care they need.” [...]

California Legislators held a hearing on CDPH oversight and Joyce Powell was there to hold regulators’ feet to the fire and demand accountability for enforcing safe staffing laws. Powell, who serves as SEIU 121RN’s Secretary-Treasurer, represented our union in [...]