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Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Workers to Fight Illegal Layoffs

Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital is trying to force layoffs on approximately 100 caregivers, even though the hospital’s 4.8% operating profit margin is more than double the California average of 2%, and over the last five years SVMH has made a profit every year, recording cumulative profits of $101.6 million. Between them, SVMH’s top five officers were paid $2.2 million […]

Sequoias caregivers take action for dignity and respect this holiday season

This holiday season, the caregivers at The Sequoias Portola Valley shared a special message with the patients and families served by their facility. Dressed in festive holiday hats, the caregivers distributed greeting cards and shared their efforts to win dignity and respect in the form of a fair and just contract.

Caregivers at Doctors San Pablo win certification with NUHW

On Friday, the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) officially certified the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) as the exclusive bargaining agent for nearly 300 caregivers at Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo.

The PERB’s announcement follows the Board’s dismissal last Wednesday of objections to last year’s election filed by the workers’ former union, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). SEIU’s objections forced workers to wait more than a year and a half for official recognition of their membership in NUHW after having voted for the new union by a 7 to 1 margin in May of 2009.

NUHW Members Recognized with “Working Class Hero Award”

Last night, NUHW was proud to accept the “Working Class Hero Award” from the North Bay Labor Council on behalf of approximately 700 caregivers at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital who won the largest hospital organizing campaign in the nation in 2009.  The workers at Santa Rosa Memorial exemplify the principles and values that inspired the creation […]

Kaiser’s Unfair Labor Practice Violations Against NUHW

Kaiser Permanente recently settled two Unfair Labor Practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board for misconduct in its campaigning against NUHW. Kaiser management committed the violations in question at Kaiser Sacramento, the Mira Loma Call Center in Orange County and the La Palma Medical Office Building in Orange County. Excerpts from the settlements: “We […]