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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
June 22nd, 2012
Workers at Hazel Hawkins Hospital Vote to Bolt SEIU and Join NUHW
OAKLAND — Today, 175 healthcare workers at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, California who formerly belonged to the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) became the newest members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). The Public Employment Relations Board concluded its vote count this morning with a tally of 75 for NUHW, 61 […]
June 22nd, 2012
NUHW Pharmacists Win Contract Victory at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital
Workers win 4% increases, regain pension after joining union Salinas, California — Three months after joining the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW), eighteen previously non-union pharmacists at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital (SVMH) have won a contract that extends to August 2013. The pharmacists’ contract includes no takeaways and: 4% wage increases for the term of the agreement […]