Press Releases
Posted by
SEIU Local 121RN
on
March 3, 2021
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 3, 2021 CONTACT: Terry Carter (805) 312-0024 Hal Weiss (213) 247-4585 Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel introduces AB 1422 to bring public transparency to the dangerous practice of sidestepping nurse-to-patient ratio regulations. Sacramento, CA—On February 19, …
Posted by
SEIU Local 121RN
on
December 19, 2020
For Immediate Release: Saturday, December 19, 2020 CONTACT: Terry Carter, (805) 312-0024 —STRIKE AVERTED— Union Nurses & Licensed Healthcare Professionals make history with new pandemic safety guarantees in their union contract at —Los Robles Regional Medical Center— —Riverside Community …
Posted by
SEIU Local 121RN
on
December 14, 2020
For Immediate Release: Monday, December 14, 2020 CONTACT: Terry Carter, (805) 312-0024 Behemoth for-profit national hospital corporation pushes Nurses & Licensed Healthcare Professionals to call a 10-day ULP strike at: —Los Robles Regional Medical Center— —Riverside Community Hospital— —West Hills Hospital …
Posted by
SEIU Local 121RN
on
December 10, 2020
For Immediate Release: Thursday, December 10, 2020 CONTACT: Terry Carter, (805) 312-0024 Nurses & healthcare professionals overwhelmingly authorize a strike at: —Los Robles Regional Medical Center— —Riverside Community Hospital— —West Hills Hospital & Medical Center— “Our line in the sand is …
Posted by
SEIU Local 121RN
on
November 29, 2020
BREAKING UPDATE to the press release below: Nurses at Los Robles, West Hills and Riverside Community hospitals will hold a strike authorization vote next week. If members vote “yes,” this would authorize the Bargaining Team to call a strike if …
Posted by
SEIU Local 121RN
on
September 22, 2020
For Immediate Release: Monday, September 21, 2020 CONTACT: Terry Carter, (805) 312-0024 Los Angeles, CA–The Registered Nurses of SEIU Local 121RN put forward their own pandemic safety guidelines today (outlined below) in response to the CDC’s recent move to acknowledge …
Posted by
SEIU California
on
September 2, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2020 Contact: Mike Roth, 916.813.1554 Maria Elena Jauregui, 818.355.5291 (Spanish-language) COMPREHENSIVE PANDEMIC PPE LEGISLATION WILL SAVE LIVES AND PREPARE FOR FUTURE CRISES Sacramento, CA—Today, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California applauded the …
Posted by
SEIU Local 121RN
on
August 17, 2020
For Immediate Release: Monday, August 17, 2020 CONTACT: Terry Carter, (805) 312-0024 Nurses and Licensed Healthcare Professionals at: Los Robles Regional Medical Center Riverside Community Hospital, and West Hills Hospital and Medical Center …also decry harsh retaliation of those who …
Posted by
SEIU Local 121RN
on
July 30, 2020
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 CONTACT: Terry Carter, (805) 312-0024 Hospital retaliates against Nurses who held a 10-day strike for safe staffing. Riverside Community Hospital plans to throw away 842 years of nursing experience. Riverside, CA–Registered Nurses who …
Posted by
SEIU Local 121RN
on
July 19, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2020 CONTACT: Terry Carter, (805) 312-0024 SEIU Local 121RN Executive Director Rosanna Mendez released the following statement: “The Nurses and healthcare professionals of SEIU Local 121RN mourn the loss of civil rights champion Representative John …
Posted by
SEIU 121RN
on
July 8, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Hal Weiss, (213) 247-4585 July 7, 2020 Professionals will join Registered Nurses and others in their industry in their united fight for patient safety, as members of SEIU 121RN. Encino, CA—Licensed Medical Professionals employed at Encino …
Posted by
SEIU Local 121RN
on
June 26, 2020
For Immediate Release: Friday, June 26, 2020 CONTACT: Terry Carter, (805) 312-0024 Shamezo Lumukanda, (818) 652-3260 Hal Weiss, (213) 247-4585 Nurses’ frustration levels skyrocket as hospital’s lack of safety before & during pandemic continues. They strike over cuts to staffing …
Posted by
SEIU Local 121RN
on
June 22, 2020
For Immediate Release: Monday, June 22, 2020 CONTACT: Terry Carter, (805) 312-0024 Nurses’ frustration levels skyrocket as hospital’s lack of safety before & during pandemic continues. Cuts to staffing and other changes implemented unilaterally by the hospital. Riverside, CA–Registered Nurses …
Posted by
SEIU Local 121RN
on
January 16, 2020
For: January 18, 2020 CONTACT: Terry Carter, (805) 312-0024 Shamezo Lumukanda, (626) 491-2208 NOTE: SEIU Local 121RN nurses will also march; they will gather at 9:00 a.m. in Pershing Square WHAT: In solidarity with the tens of thousands of L.A. …
Posted by
SEIU Local 121RN
on
December 30, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 27, 2019 CONTACT: Terry Carter, (805) 312-0024 Los Angeles, CA—In October, Governor Newsom signed SB 227 into law, agreeing with Nurses and other healthcare professionals that hospitals must put patient safety before profits and stop their corner-cutting …
Posted by
hweiss
on
December 19, 2019
For Immediate Release: December 19, 2019 CONTACT: Hal Weiss, (213) 247-4585 Pomona, California—Registered Nurses at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new Union contract today, solidifying a tentative agreement reached with the hospital after four months …
Posted by
SEIU Local 121RN
on
December 12, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2019 CONTACT: Hal Weiss (213) 247-4585 Professionals will join Registered Nurses and others in their industry in their fight for patient safety, as members of SEIU 121RN. Thousand Oaks, CA—Licensed Medical Professionals employed at Los …
Posted by
SEIU Local 121RN
on
October 12, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 2019 CONTACT: Terry Carter, (805) 312-0024 SEIU Local 121RN President Gayle Batiste, RN, CNOR, released the following statement on the Governor’s signing of SB 227 (Leyva): “The Registered Nurses of SEIU Local 121RN are grateful …
Posted by
SEIU Local 121RN
on
September 10, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 11, 2019 CONTACTS: Terry Carter (805) 312-0024 Jenna Thompson (916) 444-7280 SB 227 Author Senator Leyva, Speaker Rendon, Legislators Join Nurses to Demand Safety for Hospital Patient… Patients suffer when hospitals ignore the law. Sacramento, CA—Speaker …
Posted by
SEIU Local 121RN
on
September 5, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 5, 2019 CONTACT: Terry Carter (805) 312-0024 Sacramento, CA—Nurses applaud legislators today for sending SB 227 to the Governor’s desk. The bill, authored by State Senator Connie M. Leyva (D–Chino), addresses California hospitals’ unsafe staffing levels …