October 22nd, 2017
After debate, NUHW members endorse Gavin Newsom for California governor
In what can be described as a “primary before the primary,” 350 stewards, local leaders of the National Union of Healthcare Workers, voted Sunday to endorse and direct the politically active union’s energies and resources to back the campaign of Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom in the 2018 California governor’s race. The NUHW leaders voted by […]
October 21st, 2017
Gold Star father Khzir Khan addresses NUHW members in Anaheim
Gold Star father Khizr Khan delivered an emotional keynote address to the NUHW Leadership Conference Saturday, October 22, praising members for their work on behalf of patients and their stand as a Sanctuary Union. “Your work is sacred work; You are the custodians of our nation’s values,” he told the approximately 400 health care workers […]
October 19th, 2017
Gold Star father Khizr Khan to address NUHW members
Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father, who famously pulled out his pocket-sized U.S. Constitution during his 2016 speech at the Democratic Convention, will be addressing the NUHW Leadership Conference Saturday in Anaheim. Khan, whose memoir will be released Monday, will discuss how Americans can better protect the rights of immigrants, stand up to prejudice and […]
October 18th, 2017
After hosting debate, NUHW leaders endorse Gavin Newsom for California governor
In what can be described as a “primary before the primary,” 350 stewards, local leaders of the National Union of Healthcare Workers, voted Sunday to endorse and direct the politically active union’s energies and resources to back the campaign of Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom in the 2018 California governor’s race. The NUHW leaders voted by […]
September 25th, 2017
NUHW clinicians address National Press Club
Jackie Schalit and Ken Rogers became the first NUHW members to address reporters at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. They were joined Monday by Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, a leading voice in Congress on addressing the nation’s opioid addiction crisis, and Culyer Costanzo, who works at an addiction treatment center in Ohio. […]