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NUHW RNs at Kaiser make more progress on staffing issues April 1, 2010 Leila Valdivia, RN, Kaiser LAMC“We’ve gotten more done with NUHW and Kaiser in 2 months than we ever got done...
In These Times: SEIU vs. NUHW week one: plaintiffs make case, without evidence March 31, 2010 By Carl Finamore Is it unlawful for locally elected union leaders to vigorously defend their members even when in sharp...
Recorder: Bad blood boils in union battle March 27, 2010 Trial pits rebels against the SEIU In the coming days, one of President Obama’s closest labor allies could take the...
Beyond Chron: defying health care advocates, SEIU-UHW backs Sutter’s CPMC Mega-Hospital March 25, 2010 By Randy Shaw Breaking with a large coalition of community groups and citywide health care advocates, SEIU-UHW has agreed to...
Democracy on Trial: SEIU’s $25 million lawsuit against union reformers goes to court Monday March 17, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO—For the last year, SEIU officials in Washington, D.C. have been suing 29 local union reformers and whistleblowers who...
The Californian: Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital workers to vote on union switch March 17, 2010 By Mike Hornick Caregivers at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital will have from April 22 to May 13 to vote by...
In These Times: In San Francisco, Union Democracy Goes on Trial March 16, 2010 By Carl Finamore After SEIU leaders seized control of UHW, UHW’s 100-member Executive Board voted to form a new, independent...
San Jose Business Journal: workers at Silicon Valley nursing homes petition to join NUHW March 16, 2010 Caregivers at 10 nursing homes operated by GranCare (formerly Mariner) have petitioned the labor board for an election to join...
Workers at 10 GranCare nursing homes file to join NUHW March 16, 2010 Dorothy Ray, CNA, Florin Healthcare Center, Sacramento “We’re voting NUHW to take our union back. We want to stay united...
Workers at 10 more nursing homes to switch unions and join NUHW March 15, 2010 Caregivers at GranCare homes call on SEIU to stop misusing dues to harass and coerce members Northern California—Caregivers at ten...
Contra Costa Times: Judge declares winner in union dispute at West County hospital March 14, 2010 By Tom Lochner An administrative law judge has sided with the National Union of Healthcare Workers in its dispute with...
Video: Kaiser RNs are winning with NUHW March 12, 2010 In January, nearly 1,000 Kaiser LAMC registered nurses voted 746 to 36 and joined NUHW. Hear how nurses are moving...

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