January 22nd, 2018
Video: Sodexo–Tenet workers have to recycle cans to make ends meet
Full-time Sodexo workers at three Tenet Healthcare hospitals in Orange and Los Angeles counties have to recycle cans to make ends meet. Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center, Los Alamitos Medical Center, and Lakewood Regional Medical Center Lakewood Regional Medical Center subcontract workers to Sodexo, a multinational firm that pays barely above minimum wage. On February 1, Fountain Valley workers […]
November 17th, 2017
Video: How Brius nursing home tycoon Shlomo Rechnitz bilks seniors, taxpayers
Watch how billionaire nursing home tycoon Shlomo Rechnitz bilks seniors and taxpayers by shifting Medicare and Medi-Cal dollars from his Brius nursing homes to other companies he controls. Rechnitz operates more than 80 nursing homes in California. Brius’ patient care record prompted former California Attorney General Kamala Harris to call Rechnitz a “serial violator” of nursing home rules. LA’s […]
November 15th, 2017
NUHW Pulse – November 2017: the latest news from NUHW
Welcome to the November 2017 edition of NUHW Pulse, our union’s e-newsletter! NUHW hosts first major debate of 2018 California governor’s race NUHW sponsored a forum October 22 at our annual Leadership Conference in Anaheim featuring the top four Democratic candidates on stage together for the first time — Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, State Treasurer John Chiang, former Los […]
October 24th, 2017
Gavin Newsom discusses NUHW, unions, and single-payer health care at 2018 Governor Candidate Debate
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom discussed NUHW as a model union and the importance of labor unions, and voice his support of a single-payer healthcare system at NUHW’s 2018 Governor Candidate Debate in Anaheim on October 22. Newsom on NUHW: Newsom on the importance of labor unions: Newsom on single-payer healthcare:
October 24th, 2017
Newsom can deliver healthcare for all to California
This op-ed by NUHW President Sal Rosselli originally appeared in the San Francisco Examiner. On Sunday, October 22, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom won an endorsement that bodes well for his chances to become California’s next governor. The National Union of Healthcare Workers doesn’t support candidates based on polling numbers or backroom deals. Our 350 elected […]