February 26th, 2024

NUHW expands presence at Providence San Pedro

This page is also available in:   Español   Three months after nearly 500 service and tech workers at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro voted overwhelmingly to form a union with NUHW, 86 of their professional colleagues have followed suit. The unit, which includes physical, speech, and occupational therapists, social workers, […]

February 26th, 2024

NUHW sponsors new mental health parity bills

This page is also available in:   Español   NUHW is teaming up with Assemblymebmer Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz) on two bills that would help state regulators better enforce recent mental health parity laws and help patients advocate for their rights. AB 3221 would help the Department of Managed Health Care better enforce state law […]

February 26th, 2024

NUHW hosts Katie Porter rally

This page is also available in:   Español   For a few hours on February 24, NUHW’s Emeryville headquarters was the epicenter of California politics as nearly 200 supporters along with reporters from the San Francisco Chronicle, Wall Street Journal, Politico, and local television news stations attended a rally for Congresswoman Katie Porter. NUHW President […]

February 26th, 2024

Reflecting on the longest ever mental health strike

This page is also available in:   Español   This month marked the one year anniversary of the settlement that ended the longest strike by behavioral healthcare workers in U.S. history. For 172 days, NUHW-represented providers for Kaiser Permanente walked picket lines to demand a first contract that improved conditions for themselves and their patients. […]

February 26th, 2024

Member Profile: Sal Goshorn

Anesthesia tech Sal Goshorn has experience bargaining employment contracts from his time as president of the State Parks Peace Officers of California.