January 2025 PULSE
In January, NUHW members at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles took time off from their strike lines to help with wildfire relief efforts. The behavioral health workers are now in the fourth month of an open-ended strike; below is a website where you can donate to their hardship fund. Also in November, NUHW members at Providence San Pedro Medical Center and two USC hospitals won contracts with big raises for most workers, members at Aspen nursing homes united to win mid-contract raises, and members at the Sequoias – Portola Valley retirement community won raises in a new two-year contract.
You can read all the stories below, including an update on our Organizer-in-Training Program and a profile of member Veronica Gonzalez-Morales, a physical therapy assistant at Providence San Pedro.
San Pedro workers ratify first union contract with raises of up to 58 percent
The agreement also includes limits on subcontracting and job protections in the event the hospital is sold. Read more / Lee más
Kaiser strikers help wildfire relief efforts
With Los Angeles County picket lines canceled during the wildfires, striking Kaiser workers helped in relief efforts. Read more / Lee más
Support striking Kaiser workers
Donations to the NUHW Hardship Fund are disbursed among Kaiser mental health professionals in Southern California. You can donate to the NUHW Hardship Fund or the member-organized GoFundMe.
Keck-USC workers win raises in tough contract fight
Salaries for workers at Keck Hospital of USC and the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center will increase by an average of 24 percent under the new agreement, which has no takeaways. Read more / Lee más
Nursing home workers unite and win mid-contract wage increases
The win came a month after employees at three Aspen Healthcare facilities delivered a petition to administrators demanding fair wages and benefits. Read more / Lee más
Workers win a lot with Sequoias contract
The two-year agreement will boost wages at least 8 percent and includes retro pay and free uniforms. Read more / Lee más
Member profile: Veronica Gonzalez-Morales
Gonzalez-Morales, a physical therapy assistant at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in San Pedro, became a leader in the fight for a first contract. Read more / Lee más
Fifteen aspiring union activists participate in NUHW’s first Organizing-in-Training program
The program is geared toward building a pipeline of new organizers for NUHW, and helping members and allies build their organizing skills and determine if they have a future in union organizing. Read more / Lee más
