February 26th, 2024
News of the Month — February 2024
Note: Some of these stories may require a subscription. CalMatters reports that San Diego Republican Assemblymember Marie Waldron and San Francisco Democratic Senator Scott Wiener are pushing bills to allow adults 21 and older to use psychedelic drugs, including psilocybin mushrooms, MDMA DMT and mescaline to treat mental illness. NUHW is supporting Wiener’s bill and […]
January 31st, 2024
January 2024 PULSE
In January, NUHW members won new contracts at Dominican Hospital and Mission Neighborhood Health Center, successfully got abusive bosses terminated at Providence Tarzana Medical Center, helped pass a mental health parity bill in the State Assembly and partnered with allies to speak out against right-wing extremists targeting LGBTQ+ students and teachers in Glendale, California. You […]
January 29th, 2024
News of the Month — January 2024
Note: Some of these stories may require a subscription. NUHW was featured in stories by several media, including ABC7, Audacy and Spanish-language newspaper La Opinion about a press conference where community members, local government officials and activists joined together at Glendale City Hall to speak on the effects anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and practices are having on […]
January 29th, 2024
NUHW members at Providence hospital get abusive managers terminated
This page is also available in: Español In 2022, workers at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center showed management they wouldn’t settle for a bad contract. Last year, workers in the Housekeeping and Engineering departments showed they wouldn’t settle for bad managers. In the Engineering Department, NUHW members filed complaints last October against a […]
January 29th, 2024
California Assembly passes NUHW-backed “Ghost Network” bill
This page is also available in: Español An NUHW-backed bill that would make California a leader in making health plans maintain accurate lists of in-network providers, including mental health therapists, passed the State Assembly this month by a 59 to 9 vote. Assembly Bill 236, which now heads to the State Senate, aims […]