December 20th, 2018
News of the Month: December 2018
Our Kaiser strike generated 787 television news reports and well over 100 print and web stories. Here are reports from the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, KTVU, USA Today, KQED and the Los Angeles Times. Several newspapers including the Bakersfield Californian and the San Jose Mercury News also printed opinion pieces by our members: Becker’s Hospital […]
November 30th, 2018
News of the Month — November
An analysis conducted for The New York Times showed that hospital mergers essentially banished competition and raised prices for hospital admissions in most cases, according to an examination of 25 metropolitan areas with the highest rate of consolidation from 2010 through 2013, a peak period for mergers. The analysis showed that the price of an […]
November 30th, 2018
Kaiser workers announce five-day statewide strike, ramp up social media campaign
Four thousand Kaiser mental health clinicians and health care professionals will start a five-day statewide strike Dec. 10 that will impact more than 100 Kaiser clinics and hospitals across California. For nearly a decade, these workers have dedicated themselves to improving mental health care at Kaiser. After a five-year fight, they won a contract in […]
November 30th, 2018
Seton workers on front lines of saving hospital
NUHW members are actively working to save Seton Medical Center and Seton Coastside from potential closure. Amiame Fanaika, a Seton shop steward, attended meetings of a coalition formed to find a buyer for the hospital as well as forums with the hospital’s chief executive. “Nothing is guaranteed, but we’re starting to make some progress, and […]
November 30th, 2018
NUHW helps flip the house and elect Gavin Newsom
Shortly following the November election, it looked we had a strong showing in key races. But as more votes have trickled in, the results are truly historic. Although the tallies aren’t final, it looks as if we helped flip seven congressional which had been held by politicians who had voted to repeal the Affordable Care […]