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NUHW In the News

Healthcare workers picket Fountain Valley Regional Hospital April 26, 2017 More than 200 caregivers picketed outside Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical Center Tuesday demanding a contract that provides competitive wages and...
Brius Healthcare under fire again April 10, 2017 California’s largest nursing home company, Brius Healthcare, continues to come under fire for its abysmal patient care record and unscrupulous...
Queen challenges union election for the third time April 10, 2017 In an unprecedented move, St. Joseph Health is seeking to overturn its workers’ vote to unionize at Queen of the...
Our sanctuary union provides a safe space for members April 10, 2017 Versions of this op-ed appeared in Labor Notes and the San Francisco Examiner. I had no money and spoke no English when...
Nursing home bill would help vulnerable seniors March 8, 2017 This op-ed originally appeared in the Eureka Times-Standard. After 52 years of marriage, Ellie and John Catudal had no reason...
Executive Board declares NUHW a sanctuary union March 6, 2017 After holding membership meetings throughout California and surveying our membership online, our union’s Executive Board adopted a resolution declaring NUHW a...
Shlomo Rechnitz: “Misplaced Priorities at 40,000 feet” February 16, 2017 The National Union of Healthcare Workers published a report Wednesday detailing how the CEO of California’s largest nursing home company,...
San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos: Why I joined the National Union of Healthcare Workers February 15, 2017 This op-ed ran in the Feb. 15 edition of the San Francisco Examiner. During my eight years on the San...
Providence Tarzana workers picket against layoffs of SEIU-represented housekeepers February 2, 2017 More than 75 Providence Tarzana Medical Center workers picketed the hospital January 16 demanding that management bring back more than...
Providence Tarzana picketers demand housekeepers get their jobs back January 19, 2017 More than 75 Providence Tarzana workers picketed the hospital Monday demanding that management bring back more than two dozen housekeepers...
Carrie Fisher battled stormtroopers and stigma January 17, 2017 This op-ed by NUHW members Elizabeth White, Natalia Salinas and Clement Papazian originally ran in the Mercury News and the...
To help safeguard Democracy, unions must first embrace it January 17, 2017 This op-ed by NUHW President Sal Rosselli originally appeared in The Hill. When it comes to hypocrisy, Donald Trump may...