October 26th, 2012
Big Profits and More Concessions
By Carl Finamore Posted at Beyond Chron and Counterpunch. California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) has four medical campuses in San Francisco and is the city’s second largest private employer with 6000 employees and “over 1500 doctors and allied health practitioners.” It is owned by Sutter Health, a huge healthcare provider operating mostly in northern California. This vast […]
October 26th, 2012
We told CPMC, “We’re ready to fight!”
When Sutter/CPMC came to 750 NUHW members across the bargaining table and said they wanted us to agree to cut our vacation days, sick time, health benefits and to make it harder for casual workers to become classified as benefitted employees, we responded in no uncertain terms. We said, “We’ll see you on the picket line!” […]
October 20th, 2012
Our union puts members first
Nothing demonstrates our union’s power in quite the same way as how we enforce our collective bargaining agreement with our employer. How we enforce our contract shows the world what our union is made of. As proud NUHW Registered Nurses in the Kaiser LAMC unit we can tell you that the terms and conditions of […]
October 15th, 2012
NUHW representative files lawsuit against SEIU stewards for assault and battery
What kind of union do we want? My name is Gloria Villasenor, and I’m an NUHW steward in the Kaiser Optical Unit. I’m proud of the fact that in my steward council, whether we’re representing workers, making sure our contract is enforced, or going on strike to fight the cuts that SEIU has accepted, we […]
October 15th, 2012
NUHW Representative Files Suit Against SEIU Workplace Bullies for Assault and Battery
Vallejo, California — On the same day that SEIU President Mary Kay Henry is appearing at a “Freedom From Workplace Bullies Week” event in Washington DC, a lawsuit is being filed in California against three SEIU shop stewards for bullying a representative of another union at the workplace. A representative for the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) at […]