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The fight of our lives: COVID-19 and communities of color January 12, 2021 At our virtual Leadership Conference last September, leading scholars and activists joined us for a discussion about the impact of...
Strategies for healthcare worker organizing during COVID-19 January 12, 2021 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, NUHW created a COVID-19 Bill of Rights and NUHW Workplace Safety Policy Paper to...
NUHW urges members to get Covid vaccine December 14, 2020 Healthcare workers are first in line to get the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. But will some be hesitant to take it?...
Daily Pilot: NUHW members reflect on hard-fought COVID-19 testing victory December 2, 2020 NUHW members have played an important part in securing weekly COVID-19 testing for hospital workers in California. At Fountain Valley...
LA Times: Weekly COVID testing for hospital workers to have major impact December 1, 2020 California’s new COVID-19 testing requirements will have a major impact on hundreds of thousands of healthcare workers. The Los Angeles...
Politico: State’s NUHW-backed Covid testing mandate draws hospital industry’s ire December 1, 2020 NUHW members have won our fight for comprehensive COVID-19 testing requirements covering acute care hospitals. Politico published a story about...
First in the Nation: California mandates a new weekly COVID-19 testing requirement for ALL hospital healthcare workers November 30, 2020 “Governor Newsom deserves credit for recognizing the urgency of the problem and taking decisive action.” – Sal Rosselli, National Union of...
The survey results are in, but our work is far from over October 26, 2020 Dear NUHW member: More than 5,000 NUHW members completed our COVID-19 survey. We are already using key findings to make...
NUHW members blow the whistle on Fountain Valley Regional Hospital September 28, 2020 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Our newest members are fighting to secure COVID testing September 16, 2020 Dear NUHW Member: Since the onset of the pandemic, we have successfully organized healthcare workers at jails in Sonoma and...
COVID-19 oubreak highlights need for regular testing, appropriate PPE at all hospitals September 4, 2020 Dear NUHW Member: Throughout this pandemic Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital — and the entire Providence St. Joseph hospital system —...
Fountain Valley workers force Tenet to implement COVID-19 safeguards August 27, 2020 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.