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NUHW and allies back new bill to increase fines on health plans that violate state law April 27, 2022 Over the last two years, NUHW has passed two landmark behavioral health bills, SB 855 and SB 221, which guarantee...
Fountain Valley NUHW members recognized as Women of the Year April 27, 2022 Registered nurses Claudine Miranda and Mida Apodaca get their satisfaction from serving patients, but they felt a little extra appreciated...
Sutter Care at Home caregivers are organizing for change with NUHW April 27, 2022 More than two years since COVID-19 started spreading around the globe, NUHW is seeing explosive membership growth as healthcare workers,...
NUHW Legislative Victories Improve Patient Care April 19, 2022 NUHW isn’t only focused on winning better wages and working conditions. We’re committed to improving patient care. And, when healthcare...
Election victory: Workers at Sutter Care at Home San Francisco join with NUHW April 8, 2022 Forty-nine workers from Sutter Care at Home San Francisco voted March 31 to join NUHW. The caregivers include schedulers, home...
NUHW members vote to endorse Karen Bass for LA Mayor March 30, 2022 After co-sponsoring a mayoral debate on March 26, NUHW members voted to endorse Congresswoman Karen Bass for mayor of Los...
News of the Month — March 2022 March 28, 2022 Some of these stories may require a subscription.  A Washington Post story quotes the head of Mental Health America of...
Kaiser mental health providers win contract in Southern California March 28, 2022 NUHW members who provide behavioral health care at Kaiser Permanente in Southern California overwhelmingly ratified a contract that improves wages,...
850 RNs and healthcare professionals vote to join NUHW March 17, 2022 Approximately 850 registered nurses and healthcare professionals at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital in Orange County have voted to leave United...
NUHW per diem worker on “Cloud 9” after winning benefits from Kaiser March 14, 2022 With a husband nearly ready to retire and forgo his medical coverage, Stacey Miller had already made up her mind...
CPMC workers get Sutter to nearly double proposed raises in new contract March 10, 2022 NUHW members at Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical Center voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract that will raise salaries...
Courage California and NUHW: Partners for working people March 10, 2022 When mental health clinicians at Kaiser Permanente voted to join the newly formed National Union of Healthcare Workers more than...

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