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Counterpunch: Fresno, the New Ground Zero May 16, 2009 Ground zero in the California war between the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the new National Union of Healthcare...
New video of our Founding Convention May 15, 2009 This video tells the story of our founding convention, when more than 700 healthcare workers and leaders gathered in San...
Fresno homecare providers rally to restore wages after Obama agency opposes cuts May 9, 2009 Dozens of homecare providers joined disability advocates in Fresno on Thursday to call on the county and state to restore...
NUHW homecare providers and advocates call on state to restore In-Home Supportive Services after Obama Administration says cuts would violate federal Recovery Act requirements May 7, 2009 Failure to reverse cuts could cost California billions in enhanced Medicaid funding Fresno, Calif.—Homecare providers in the National Union of...
Socialist Worker: A fighting health care union May 7, 2009 MORE THAN 700 health care union activists gathered in San Francisco April 25 for the founding convention of the National...
SEIU gives up on healthcare for workers’ families — “a groundbreaking concession” May 1, 2009 San Jose Mercury News — April 30, 2009 “The district is happy with the contract overall. It’s a good contract....
Talking Union: New prescription for a healthy union movement May 1, 2009 It’s not every day that a new national union is formed in the United States. But that’s exactly what happened...
Full report from our Founding Convention April 30, 2009 More than 700 workers gathered on Saturday in San Francisco for NUHW’s founding convention. We celebrated our record-breaking accomplishments, and...
Workers picket Sutter Health at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center April 30, 2009 Workers picketed Sutter Health-owned Alta Bates Summit Medical Center on Wednesday over layoffs and collusion with SEIU. Since SEIU took...
Fresno homecare providers outraged at SEIU’s second failure to defend wages April 29, 2009 100+ workers pack County Supervisors’ meeting to protest another round of cuts Fresno, Calif.—Over a hundred Fresno homecare providers packed...
NUHW Founding Convention April 27, 2009 Photos from our Convention On Saturday, healthcare workers and leaders gathered in San Francisco to celebrate our record-breaking success and...
Workers picket CPMC over layoffs, collusion with rejected union April 25, 2009 Workers at California Pacific Medical Center picketed on Thursday to protest the elimination of 200 jobs and CPMC’s collusion with...

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