April 2nd, 2018
News of the Week: Kaiser union coalition disbands over SEIU bullying
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: Last week, 21 local unions, representing about 45,000 Kaiser employees, left the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions to form their own new coalition, without SEIU-UHW, because they were fed up […]
March 29th, 2018
News of the Week: NorCal St. Joseph hospitals lose local control
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: In the wake of the West Virginia Teacher’s strike, the New York Times looked into what motivates professional workers to become militant in fighting for their rights. The conclusion is […]
March 22nd, 2018
News of the Week: Administration lays out its plan to fight opioid crisis
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: Donald Trump was in New Hampshire Monday promising a tough-on-crime approach to combat the opioid epidemic, but experts question whether that and new funding from Congress will help turn the […]
March 14th, 2018
News of the Week: Anti-union laws imperil Democrats at the ballot box
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: The Napa County Register reported on our legal victory over Queen of the Valley Medical Center. An administrative law judge ruled that the hospital illegally withdrew recognition of the union […]
March 8th, 2018
Judge rules Napa hospital illegally retaliated against NUHW-represented caregivers
NUHW members scored another legal victory over Queen of the Valley Medical Center when a federal judge ordered the hospital to resume good-faith bargaining and reverse retaliatory actions taken against caregivers. In a 77-page ruling issued February 28, Judge Sharon Levinson Steckler found that Queen of the Valley Medical Center had committed a “litany” of […]