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June 29th, 2012

NUHW Sodexo workers win great contract

Keck Medical Center Sodexo Dietary workers who are members of NUHW bargained a great contract this week, with improvements including: 2 percent raises at ratification 2 percent raises in 6 months 3 percent raises in year 2 4 percent raises in year 3 Increases in minimum rates Ratification bonuses 5% reduction in individual HMO and […]

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June 29th, 2012

Today’s Supreme Court decision

Healthcare workers understand the importance of today’s Supreme Court decision affirming the 2010 Affordable Care Act and its significance for patients and caregivers. The law’s provisions protecting healthcare consumers with preexisting conditions, eliminating lifetime caps on benefits and expanding access to affordable healthcare coverage are all important victories on the path to healthcare for all. […]

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June 26th, 2012

Kaiser gouges patients while lining executive pockets

National Public Radio is reporting that Kaiser Permanente’s premium increases of up to 20 percent on its biggest customers may be the result of a practice called “shadow pricing.” Mark Smith, head of the California HealthCare Foundation, highlighted how Kaiser charges patients extra: “If your competitor takes $4 to make a banana and it only […]

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June 26th, 2012

SEIU’s sell-out agreement at Dignity

First, Dave Regan and SEIU forced a disastrous contract on their members at Kaiser with cuts to workers’ retiree health benefits, an increased wage gap between North and South, and a “wellness program” that violates employees’ privacy rights. Now, they’ve done the same to 14,000 of us at Dignity Health. Last week, desperate to avoid […]

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June 22nd, 2012

We voted to join NUHW at Hazel Hawkins!

It’s official! Today, the Public Employment Relations Board concluded its vote count, and 175 of us at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, California, are now the newest members of NUHW. We’re so glad to be out of SEIU and back in a union that fights for workers instead of making shady back room deals […]