As nurses, we use our UNITED voice to protect patients and nurses in today's rapidly changing, corner-cutting world of healthcare and politics. It means we get involved. It means we use our resources and collective strength—not just in our hospital, [...]
As of January 1st, our Whistleblower Protection law (AB 1102, which amends Section 1278.5 of the Health and Safety Code) is in effect! Now, if a hospital and/or our supervisors discipline us for blowing the whistle on unsafe assignments (click [...]
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2017 CONTACT: Terry Carter, (805) 312-0024 SEIU Local 121RN President Gayle Batiste, RN, CNOR, released the following statement on the Governor's signing of AB 1102 (Rodriguez): “The Registered Nurses of SEIU Local 121RN [...]
SEIU nurses and healthcare workers outside the California Occupational Safety and Health Standard Board meeting in Oakland on Oct. 20, 2016. On Thursday, Oct. 20, the final Cal/OSHA Workplace Violence Prevention Standard was unanimously adopted at the California [...]
Healthcare workers represented by SEIU locals across California and UNAC-UHCP packed the Cal/OSHA Workplace Violence in Healthcare advisory meeting on February 5 in Los Angeles to make sure that the regulation the agency is working on will effectively address their needs. Cal/OSHA heard from [...]
Governor Brown signed landmark Safe Patient Handling legislation (AB 1136) on Oct. 7 to help slow a staggering epidemic of workplace injuries among hospital workers while also improving patient care. Due to excessive and unnecessary manual patient lifting and/or transfers, RNs and other [...]
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