October 5th, 2018
Keck workers picket amid contract fight
About 400 NUHW members picketed outside Keck Hospital of USC October 3, to demand not only a fair contract for themselves, but a fair deal for more than 80 cafeteria workers whose jobs have been outsourced to Sodexo, a French conglomerate that pays pennies above the minimum wage. “You have such a prestigious university that […]
September 27th, 2018
NUHW holds its sixth annual Leadership Conference
Nearly 400 elected stewards participated in our sixth annual Leadership Conference September 21-23 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport Hotel. Stewards participated in workshops on how to better represent members and build power at our facilities. The conference also provided Continuing Education courses on Friday,September 21 for members to keep current with their certifications. […]
September 25th, 2018
NUHW leadership conference explores immigration issues
Immigration took center stage on the final day of our Leadership Conference. Elected NUHW leaders first heard from Immigration Judge Angela Tabaddor, who also serves as president of the National Association of Immigration Judges — the union representing immigration judges Judge Tabaddor warned that the Justice Department is imposing artificial quotas on judges demanding that […]
September 25th, 2018
Kevin de León speaks at Leadership Conference, wins NUHW endorsement
State Senator Kevin de León won NUHW’s endorsement for U.S. Senate after addressing our Leadership Conference for more than an hour Sunday, Sept. 23. Ninety-one percent of NUHW elected stewards at the conference voted to endorse de León over Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who chose not to participate in the conference. In answering questions from our […]
September 25th, 2018
NUHW unveils November 2018 candidate endorsements
With our endorsement meetings completed, it’s time to help the candidates who best reflect our values win elected office. In Southern California, we’ll be canvassing for the following candidates: Gil Cisneros, who is running for an open congressional seat that spans Orange, San Bernardino and LA counties; Katie Porter, who is running to unseat Steve […]