February 7th, 2018
News of the Week: Feb. 1 – 7
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: Our Feb. 1 Sodexo worker strike outside Fountain Valley Regional Hospital was covered by Southern California’s top publications, including the Los Angeles Times. The Orange County Register ran an op-ed supporting the […]
January 30th, 2018
News of the week: Jan. 24 – 31
Each week we share articles on subjects that are important to NUHW and its members. Here are several must-read stories over the past week: Our Feb. 1 Sodexo worker strike in Southern California has received attention from Orange County’s top publications. The Orange County Register ran an op-ed supporting the cause of striking workers and OC Weekly […]
January 30th, 2018
NUHW endorses Mark Leno for San Francisco mayor; Jane Kim receives second-choice endorsement
The National Union of Healthcare Workers has endorsed former State Sen. Mark Leno as its first choice for Mayor of San Francisco. Leno, who also served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and in the State Assembly, was California’s first openly gay State Senator. In the Senate, he authored the landmark bill that will […]
January 25th, 2018
News of the Week: Jan. 18-25
Each week we share articles on subjects that are important to NUHW and its members. Here are several must-read stories over the past week: OC Weekly wrote about our upcoming strike at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital. The striking workers are employed by Sodexo, multi-billion dollar outsourcing firm that pays workers several of them collect bottles […]
January 17th, 2018
News of the Week: Trump Administration freezes mental health treatment database
Each week we share articles on subjects that are important to NUHW and its members. Here are several must-read stories over the past week: The Trump Administration has halted a program that has been the gold standard at evaluating substance abuse and mental health therapies, according to Scientific American. President Donald Trump plans to nominate […]