January 5th, 2012
Michigan technical workers vote 65 to 9 to join NUHW
Hackley Techs won our election to join NUHW! I am so proud to report that today we voted to leave SEIU and join NUHW by 65 votes for NUHW to 9 votes for SEIU at the Hackley Campus of Mercy Health Partners in Muskegon, Michigan. We are thrilled to be the second bargaining unit to […]
January 4th, 2012
Hackley Hospital medical technicians to vote on union representation
Muskegon Chronicle: MUSKEGON – Members of the Mercy Health Partners Hackley tech unit are voting Wednesday on switching union representation from the Service Employees International Union to the National Union of Healthcare Workers. The 92 employees who are technologists in various medical departments at Hackley Hospital such as radiology, surgery, cardiovascular and respiratory are voting […]
December 30th, 2011
Our Union’s Progress in 2011
Dear Brothers and Sisters: In 2011, NUHW members made history fighting for workers’ and patients’ rights—including leading one of the nation’s largest strikes at Kaiser Permanente, winning major elections, expanding NUHW’s membership and settling contracts that secure the future of our union. The following are just some of the ways in which NUHW grew last […]
December 30th, 2011
Salinas Californian commentary: New year brings chance to resolve differences
The Salinas Californian: By Esther Fierros-Nunez, George Ross and John Borsos This was a tumultuous year at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital. Our hospital has been rocked by a change in top leadership, a high-profile conflict between frontline workers and management including a one-day strike and three-day lockout, a parade of headlines about financial improprieties by […]
December 30th, 2011
Salinas Californian commentary: New year brings chance to resolve differences
The Salinas Californian: By Esther Fierros-Nunez, George Ross and John Borsos This was a tumultuous year at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital. Our hospital has been rocked by a change in top leadership, a high-profile conflict between frontline workers and management including a one-day strike and three-day lockout, a parade of headlines about financial improprieties by […]