April 30th, 2020
April 2020 PULSE
In April, NUHW members unveiled a COVID-19 Healthcare Workers Bill of Rights; settled contracts with Kaiser and Providence St. Joseph Health; demanded that Kaiser follow public health orders related to social distancing; and partnered with elected officials to provide emergency PPE for Seton Medical Center. Check out the stories below, and be sure to follow […]
April 30th, 2020
The pandemic proves we need single payer, Medicare for All
This article was written by Marilyn Albert, a retired Registered Nurse and health care union activist, living in Richmond, California It is often said that events like the COVID19 pandemic open minds to bold ideas previously not accepted. We can see this every day — with both immediate and longer term solutions coming into clearer […]
April 30th, 2020
NUHW members demand that Kaiser follow public health orders
When it comes to preventing the spread of COVID-19, public health experts are clear: Even essential businesses like Kaiser Permanente must “maximize the number of employees who work from home,” according to an April 10 order of LA County Health Officer Muntu Davis. But Kaiser is making many of its psychologists, therapists, psychiatric nurses, health […]
April 29th, 2020
NUHW members at Kaiser ratify contracts
More than 4,000 NUHW members at Kaiser Permanente have voted overwhelmingly to ratify new contracts that improve wages and benefits. The contracts also establish a collaborative process for making critical improvements to Kaiser’s mental health care system. Over the course of six months, Kaiser social workers, psychologists and therapists will meet with management with the […]
April 24th, 2020
Contracts ratified at St. Joseph Eureka and Redwood Memorial Hospitals
NUHW members in Humboldt County ratified a four-year contract that will include significant wage increases without the harsh takeaways that Providence St. Joseph Health was demanding during more than a year of negotiations. The approximately 500 NUHW members at St. Joseph Eureka and Redwood Memorial hospitals conducted a one-day strike in November and held numerous […]