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NUHW In the News

Los Angeles Times story: “His 83-year-old wife jumped to her death from a Kaiser clinic — why?” October 7, 2015 The Los Angeles Times published a story in September about the tragic suicide of Barbara Ragan, the Santa Rosa woman...
Corizon’s for-profit prison healthcare under scrutiny September 12, 2015 Following the death of Mario Martinez while in custody at Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail, KPFA Radio of Berkeley aired...
Kaiser mental health under scrutiny again following suicide August 27, 2015 Kaiser Permanente’s failures to provide timely mental health care have made the news several times in recent weeks. First, there...
Caregivers hold second strike at San Francisco Nursing Center August 21, 2015 Fifty NUHW-represented caregivers at San Francisco Nursing Center went on strike for two days, Thursday and Friday, August 20 and...
Caregivers at Brius-owned San Rafael Healthcare and Wellness protest poor conditions for patients, workers August 21, 2015 Sixty NUHW-represented caregivers at Marin County’s San Rafael Healthcare and Wellness Center went on strike for two days to protest...
Strict limits on mental health care still common for California patients August 13, 2015 National Public Radio’s Here and Now aired this story by reporter Jenny Gold about the failure of Kaiser Permanente and...
Therapists demand action in response to tragic Santa Rosa suicide that highlights the failures of Kaiser Permanente’s mental health care services August 3, 2015 Therapists demand action in response to tragic Santa Rosa suicide that highlights the failures of Kaiser Permanente’s mental health care...
SF Nursing Center workers stage successful one-day strike over benefit cuts July 23, 2015 NUHW members at San Francisco Nursing Center saw one hundred percent participation in their hugely successful one-day strike July 22....
Report: Uncompensated Care: How St. Joseph Health’s Low Wages Leave Caregivers Behind July 3, 2015 In May, Humboldt County healthcare workers hosted a community discussion and unveiled a new report, Uncompensated Care: How St. Joseph Health’s Low...
“Corporate Collaborator” Dave Regan undercut by SEIU International; SEIU-UHW members caught in crossfire July 1, 2015 “In the labor movement, there are two kinds of leaders — those who fight big corporations, and those who collaborate...
LaborNotes: Will Kaiser’s Labor Partnership Crack? June 4, 2015 Earlier this04 week, LaborNotes posed the question: “Will Kaiser’s Labor Partnership Crack?” The Labor–Management Partnership has been co-opted by Kaiser and...
Kaiser mental health clinicians protest retaliation against whistleblowers May 18, 2015 Kaiser mental health clinicians picketed and leafleted at Kaiser facilities throughout California May 11–15 to protest the HMO’s retaliation against...