May 3rd, 2018
NUHW report triggers scathing audit of California nursing homes
An audit report that stemmed from NUHW’s research into California’s largest nursing home operator blames lax state oversight for continued “substandard quality of care” in nursing homes across the state. California State Auditor Elaine Howle found that the California Department of Public Health has failed to perform necessary inspections or issue timely citations for substandard […]
May 3rd, 2018
News of the Week: NUHW praised for endorsement transparency
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 CalMatters story about interest groups refusing to publish the results to their candidate questionnaires used to make endorsements credited NUHW for making our questionnaires — and the candidates’ […]
April 24th, 2018
News of the Week: Bernie Sanders to propose job guarantee for all Americans
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: Sen. Bernie Sanders will announce a plan for the federal government to guarantee a job paying $15 an hour and health-care benefits to every American worker “who wants or needs one,” embracing […]
April 23rd, 2018
Fountain Valley workers take fight to City Council
Fountain Valley Regional Hospital workers employed by the subcontractor Sodexo butted heads with the town’s mayor during a City Council meeting. After Mayor Michael Vo declined to meet with our Sodexo members, they attended the Tax Day council meeting to raise the issue of Sodexo keeping millions of dollars from the Trump corporate tax cut […]
April 23rd, 2018
Around the Union: April
Caregivers at Brius Healthcare’s Novato Healthcare Center voted 96 percent to ratify a three-year contract that includes improved wages and healthcare benefits, plus more sick leave and vacation days and a performance bonus. Members at Dominican Hospital (photographed above) in Santa Cruz and Janus of Santa Cruz have completed two bargaining sessions each. Members […]