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St. Joseph Hospitals, Sonoma County

Humboldt County St. Joseph workers win 30 percent wage increase over three years April 13, 2016 Members voted 98% to ratify contract that guarantees caregivers a voice in staffing, safety, and patient care standards, as well...
Video: St. Joseph’s low wages keep Humboldt County caregivers in poverty March 3, 2016 Humboldt County healthcare workers share their experiences trying to get by on St. Joseph’s poverty wages and poor benefits. Many...
Video: Short staffing puts St. Joseph patients at risk March 3, 2016 NUHW members at St. Joseph Health System’s Humboldt County hospitals expose the short-sighted, profit-motivated staffing cuts that undermine the quality...
NUHW members raise $1000 for Darrell Steinberg campaign for mayor of Sacramento March 3, 2016 NUHW members raised more than $1000 for Darrell Steinberg’s campaign for mayor of Sacramento at an event held February 20....
St. Joseph healthcare workers testify to declining conditions at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Petaluma Valley Hospital February 16, 2016 Caregivers will speak about understaffing, increased turnover, noncompetitive wages, and threatened cuts to health and retirement benefits at Feb. 20...
NUHW Pulse – December 2015: The latest news from NUHW December 21, 2015 Welcome to the December 2015 edition of NUHW Pulse, our union’s e-newsletter. Three Kaiser contracts settled, one more to go...
Contracts ratified at Kindred Bay Area, Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical Center December 21, 2015 With strong support from the community, plus great turnout at informational pickets, NUHW members at Sutter Health’s flagship hospital, San...
Three Kaiser contracts ratified, one more to go December 21, 2015 After a five-year struggle, members in three of NUHW’s four Kaiser units have ratified contracts and negotiations to settle the...
New Organizing: Novato Healthcare Center, Petaluma Valley Hospital, Alta Bates Summit December 18, 2015 Workers at Novato Healthcare Center vote to join NUHW One hundred and sixty workers at Novato Healthcare Center, Marin County’s...
NUHW participates in Berlin labor conference December 18, 2015 By NUHW Organizer Marilyn Albert, RN It is a tribute to NUHW’s history and principles that we were invited, for...
NUHW members at Alameda County jails win $350,000 settlement over missed meal periods December 18, 2015 In October, healthcare workers at Alameda County’s jails — Santa Rita Jail in Dublin and the Glenn E. Dyer Detention...
A message from the NUHW Retirees Committee December 18, 2015 By Melinda Ginne In the fall of 2015 a group of NUHW retirees came together to form a retirees group....