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Los Angeles Times: Labor’s time has come, but trouble stirs within February 22, 2009 With a Democratic majority in Congress, an economy in meltdown and what many see as the most labor-friendly White House...
Central Valley IndyMedia: Workers rebuild their union February 22, 2009 At the center of the dispute is the issue of how democratically unions are run, how well they represent the...
Healthcare workers expose SEIU retaliation February 19, 2009 Outside SEIU UHW-W’s Oakland office on Wednesday, caregivers protested SEIU’s retaliation against members and called for an end to SEIU’s...
KPFA Evening News: Healthcare workers protest SEIU UHW-W retaliation February 19, 2009 Segment on NUHW protest begins at 42:30. Source: KPFA  
SEIU UHW-W trustees team up with employers to deny healthcare workers a free choice February 19, 2009 Caregivers protest at local union’s headquarters in OaklandOakland, Calif.—Hospital and nursing home workers protested today outside the office of their...
Truthout: New union and California homecare workers fight budget cuts February 17, 2009 Several dozen homecare workers, some with their patients, gathered February 10 on the west steps of the state Capitol in...
Sacramento News & Review: Rank and riled February 12, 2009 On January 27, Andy Stern, national president of Service Employees International Union, came one step closer to realizing his dream...
IndyMedia: New member-led healthcare union leads fight against governor’s cuts February 11, 2009 “In a crisis like this, our top priority should be making sure the most vulnerable people don’t fall through the...
Sacramento Business Journal: New union protests home care cuts February 10, 2009 Home care workers and their clients, other caregivers and union leaders rallied on the steps of the State Capitol Tuesday...
Free Speech Radio News: Former SEIU United Healthcare Workers West file at Labor Board February 10, 2009 Length: 4:14 minutes (3.87 MB) The newly formed union made up of former members of the SEIU United Healthcare Workers...
New member-led healthcare union leads fight against governor’s cuts February 10, 2009 As Congress moves funds to save vital services, National Union of Healthcare Workers protests Schwarzenegger’s needless cuts that put the...
More than 25,000 workers petition to join NUHW and oust SEIU from 101 California hospitals and nursing homes February 5, 2009 “We want to stay united in NUHW with the leaders we elected. They helped us build our union and win...

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