Our HCA victory in Becker’s look back on healthcare-worker labor actions during the pandemic
Across the nation, the COVID-19 pandemic was a catalyst for action by Nurses and other healthcare workers. The hospital business […]
A voice from the front line on public radio station KCRW
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“I’m proud that I was able to be so strong in those moments and hold their hand because inside […]
Nurse’s May Day message: “The system failed.. so we united.”
After a year of fighting for patients on the frontlines of the pandemic, Union Nurses joined thousands of their sisters […]
Nurses push vaccine awareness to get shots in arms.
A group of SEIU 121RN Union sisters volunteered at a mobile vaccination clinic in Echo Park. Their mission was simple: […]
“They would say, ‘Winter is coming’,” Los Robles Nurse on a year fighting COVID-19.
For the past 13 months, Los Robles RN Leslie Pfeiffer has battled the pandemic from ground zero: the ICU. Leslie […]
“You cannot quit.” RN Emelda Pasco is State Assembymember’s “Woman of the Year”
Providence St. Joseph RN Emelda Pasco was honored as “2020 Woman of the Year” by State Assemblymember Laura Friedman—one of […]
“This pandemic is killing our souls.” St. John’s Nurse on why we must pass AB650
In her nearly three decades as a Nurse, Norma Torres has witnessed plenty of trauma. But nothing in her experience […]
Hear Union Nurses’ voices in moving audio collage on KPFK 90.7FM
In this episode of 90.7FM/KPFK’s “Digital Village” four Nurses—all Union sisters—share powerful personal stories: from the experiences that drove them […]
Our Union President takes on hospitals’ lax pandemic staffing in VC Star guest column
In a powerful guest column published in today’s Ventura County Star, SEIU 121RN President Dr. Nina Wells reveals how […]
“It’s mind-blowing”: In KQED report, our member reveals how hospitals fail to follow California’s ATD standard
West Hills Hospital Nurse Jhonna Porter was interviewed for this report for San Francisco public radio station KQED. The […]
Diary of tragedy: RCH Nurse speaks from the frontline on KCRW
Riverside Community Hospital RN Erin McIntosh kept a deeply-personal audio diary as she worked during the COVID holiday surge, treating […]
“There’s not enough of us,” Los Robles RN tells VC Star about critical staffing during the pandemic.
Los Robles Regional Medical Center RN Diana Banks got the final word in an important story on […]
Our Union included among “increasingly powerful voices” during the pandemic in New York Times report.
Media reports on healthcare workers’ struggles during the pandemic have almost invariably focused on the tragedy endured by those on […]