May 18th, 2018
News of the Month – May
The Supreme Court has dealt an initial blow to millions of workers in the first of two major disputes this term pitting corporations against labor unions, USA Today reports. In a 5-4 decision controlled by the court’s conservative wing, the justices ruled that employers have the right to insist that labor disputes get resolved individually, rather […]
May 16th, 2018
News of the Week: Sanders and Democrats propose bill to protect workers
Each week we share articles on subjects that are important to NUHW and its members. Here are several must-read stories over the past seven days: Senator Bernie Sanders and a group of potential Democratic presidential contenders including Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, and Kirsten Gillibrand are introducing the Workplace Democracy Act, a major labor bill updating […]
May 15th, 2018
NUHW members agree to contract that will boost wages up to 42 percent by 2020
In another important step toward improving the lives of some of Southern California’s lowest-paid workers, caregivers represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers overwhelmingly approved a contract that will include raises of up to 42 percent over 18 months. The 117 union workers at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital voted 99 percent for a contract […]
May 10th, 2018
News of the Week: NUHW blasts Sutter over skyrocketing health costs
Each week we share articles on subjects that are important to NUHW and its members. Here are several must-read stories over the past seven days: A state audit — triggered by NUHW’s research into Brius Healthcare — found that lax state oversight of nursing homes is contributing to continued poor care for patients. Our report […]
May 7th, 2018
Commentary: Attorney general helps patients by suing Sutter Health
This op-ed ran in the May 5, 2018, edition of the San Francisco Examiner: Want to know why San Francisco is the nation’s second-most expensive city to deliver a baby? The answer can be found in a lawsuit California Attorney General Xavier Becerra recently filed against The City’s largest private hospital operator: Sutter Health. The […]