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NUHW Members Profiled in Front Page Story on The Huffington Post May 18, 2011 NUHW members at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital were featured in the top headline article on the front page of today’s...
2,500 Healthcare Workers at 80 Southern California Kaiser Worksites Strike Tomorrow for Patient Care May 17, 2011 Kaiser Pushing Cuts to Retirement and Health Coverage After Announcing Record First Quarter Profits When: Wednesday, May 18th beginning at 6am;...
Rallying Support for Our Strike May 16, 2011 RN Sonia Pinedo and LCSW David Mallon visited City Hall today to talk to elected officials about Wednesday’s strike. Politicians,...
Editorial: Let SVMH audit shed light May 16, 2011 From The Californian: Let the audit begin. For the moment, everyone is on the same page with respect to Salinas...
NUHW Wins in San Francisco May 16, 2011 From Counterpunch: By CAL WINSLOW The new National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) has won another important victory in its struggle...
State to audit Salinas hospital system May 11, 2011 The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California officials will audit a hospital district that awarded its CEO nearly $4 million in...
Marilyn Benson: Hospital board fails to represent the community May 11, 2011 From an opinion article by NUHW member Marilyn Benson in The Salinas Californian: When outgoing Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital CEO Sam...
CPMC: United in a Worker-Led Union May 11, 2011 Brothers and Sisters: Yesterday, more than 827 days after we petitioned for an election, we voted to join NUHW by...
Editorial: Downing’s payout excessive, pure and simple May 11, 2011 From The Salinas Californian Editorial Board: For nearly the past 40 years you almost couldn’t say “Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital” without mentioning...
800 CPMC Workers Vote to Leave SEIU and Join NUHW! May 10, 2011 Workers win! 800 employees at the Pacific, California and Davies hospitals of Sutter’s California Pacific Medical Center system in San...
800 Employees of Sutter’s California Pacific Medical Center Leave SEIU to Join NUHW May 10, 2011 Workers at San Francisco’s dominant private hospital reject hostile takeover of local union SAN FRANCISCO – 800 employees at the...
SVMH hires lobbyist to attack audit request May 10, 2011 The Salinas Californian: SVMH board chairman Jim Gattis says health care district welcomes scrutiny Written by Jeff Mitchell Salinas Valley...

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