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S.F. hospital deal could raise health care costs April 18, 2012 John CotéMonday, April 16, 2012, SF Chronicle There is growing concern among some city leaders that a controversial deal Mayor...
Caregivers, Keck Hospital reach a tentative agreement April 4, 2012 By DANIEL ROTHBERG · Daily Trojan The Keck Hospital of USC and the National Union of Healthcare Workers reached a tentative agreement...
SF Chronicle: Activists call CPMC deal “unacceptable” and “glaringly deficient” March 28, 2012 John Cote, City Insider Well, that didn’t take long. The same day Mayor Ed Lee publicly announced he had struck...
The Californian: Editorial-Ailing SVMH board needs new direction March 19, 2012 Opinion, The Californian.com, Mar 16, 2012Following a stinging audit of how Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System’s board of directors conducts...
Talking Union: “With God on Our Side” by Adam Reich, a review March 19, 2012 By Carl Finamore, Mar. 16, 2012Talking Union “With God on Our Side” is a very catchy book title. It also...
The Monterey County Herald: SVMH unions call for board resignations March 12, 2012 The Monterey County HeraldHerald Staff Report Posted:  03/09/2012 11:13 PM   Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital’s two largest employee unions called...
KSBW: Union calls for 2 SVMH board members to resign March 12, 2012 KSBW, 2:07 PM PST Mar 09, 2012 SALINAS, Calif. – The day after a state audit blasted top management at...
Sacramento Business Journal: Kaiser ordered to stop denying access to some therapies February 29, 2012 Kathy Robertson, Senior Staff Writer - Sacramento Business JournalDate: Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 6:43am PST State regulators have ordered Kaiser...
Sacramento Business Journal: NUHW pursues affiliation with machinists’ union February 24, 2012 by Kathy Robertson, Senior Staff Writer    Friday, February 24, 2012, 3:00am PST In what appears to be a coup...
Bureau of National Affairs: NUHW, Machinists announce partnership, taking first step toward possible affiliation February 22, 2012 By Michelle AmberDaily Labor Report The independent National Union of Healthcare Workers, which represents some 9,000 workers in California and...
Union VP blasts SVMH pensions as ‘outrageous’ February 1, 2012 Andy Stiny, Salinas CalifornianJan 31, 2012 The vice-president of the union representing about 750 Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital workers is...
Health care workers, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital reach tentative deal January 21, 2012 by Andy Stinythe Californian, Jan. 17 2012 Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) have reached a tentative...