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NUHW In the News

NUHW workers win legal battle against Queen of the Valley July 26, 2018 In another victory for Queen of the Valley workers, the Napa hospital must immediately resume contract bargaining even as it...
Los Alamitos and Lakewood workers fault understaffing for high infection rates July 26, 2018 Blowing the whistle on chronic understaffing, infection control workers at Lakewood Regional Medical Center and Los Alamitos Medical Center are...
NUHW report triggers scathing audit of California nursing homes May 3, 2018 An audit report that stemmed from NUHW’s research into California’s largest nursing home operator blames lax state oversight for continued...
Op-ed: It’s time for Queen of the Valley to honor its workers’ right to unionize April 4, 2018 This op-ed by Napa County Democratic Central Committee Chairman G. Anthony Phillips was published April 3, 2018, in the Napa...
NUHW op-ed: Stop Trump from discriminating against patients on ‘moral grounds’ April 4, 2018 This op-ed originally appeared in the April 3, 2018, edition of the Mercury News. Caregivers must advocate for patients, not...
NUHW staffing arbitration victory highlighted in San Francisco Examiner February 20, 2018 This opinion piece originally ran in the San Francisco Examiner: A victory for caregivers and patients As a patient care...
NUHW members rally in support of Dreamers February 16, 2018 About 30 NUHW members participated in a Feb. 6 rally outside their Oakland hospital supporting undocumented immigrants brought to the...
News of the week: Jan. 24 – 31 January 30, 2018 Each week we share articles on subjects that are important to NUHW and its members. Here are several must-read stories...
NUHW endorses Mark Leno for San Francisco mayor; Jane Kim receives second-choice endorsement January 30, 2018 The National Union of Healthcare Workers  has endorsed former State Sen. Mark Leno as its first choice for Mayor of...
Picket shines light on USC’s unequal treatment of healthcare clinic workers December 15, 2017 More than 100 USC employees and their allies picketed outside university medical clinics Wednesday demanding a contract that ensures clinic...
NUHW commits $100,000 for California wildfire victims November 6, 2017 The National Union of Healthcare Workers has committed $100,000 to help victims of the Northern California wildfires that killed 42...
Gavin Newsom discusses NUHW, unions, and single-payer health care at 2018 Governor Candidate Debate October 24, 2017 Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom discussed NUHW as a model union and the importance of labor unions, and voice his support...