December 26th, 2023
Help us Eliminate Ghost Networks in 2024
One of the biggest challenges Californians face in accessing behavioral healthcare is trying to find anyone on their health plan’s list of in-network providers who’s actually reachable or available to schedule a therapy session. That’s why NUHW is teaming up with allies this year to pass a bill that will put an end to “Ghost […]
December 10th, 2023
Sutter workers hold first-ever strike
This page is also available in: Español Fed up with severe understaffing and 18 months of fruitless contract negotiations, nearly 150 NUHW members held a one day strike Dec. 6 at the Sutter Center for Psychiatry in Sacramento. Workers danced to music, high-fived passers-by and chanted “This is about patient care!” as they […]
September 21st, 2023
Media Advisory: Top Democratic Contenders for U.S. Senate to Appear in LA at NUHW Candidate Forum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2023 Contact: Matthew Artz, (510) 435-8035, martz@nuhw.org; or Jamie Horwitz (202) 549-4921, jhdcpr@starpower.net MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Top Democratic Contenders for U.S. Senate to Appear in LA at National Union of Healthcare Workers Candidate Forum Sun., Oct. 8, 10 a.m. Candidates to be questioned by a panel of independent journalists NUHW […]
January 13th, 2023
Recalling NUHW’s strike to make Kaiser honor MLK Day
For the first time since Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday in 1986, Kaiser Permanente will honor the King Holiday as a paid holiday this year for all employees. The drive to make Kaiser recognize the King Holiday was spearheaded by NUHW-represented mental health clinicians. Through their Racial Justice & Equity Committee, […]
May 18th, 2022
Kaiser Permanente to face state mental health probe
In a highly unusual move, California’s Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) is launching a comprehensive “non-routine survey” to examine whether Kaiser Permanente is providing adequate mental health coverage to the 9.4 million Californians enrolled in its health plan. In a statement issued Tuesday to policymakers and mental health advocates, DMHC Deputy Director Amanda Levy […]