April 24th, 2020
EVS workers at Providence Tarzana win first contract
More than 50 EVS workers at Providence Tarzana Cedar Sinai Medical Center voted last week to ratify a two-year contract that includes salary increases for all employees this year, with another increase in October 2021. These workers voted last June to become NUHW members, joining more than 500 other NUHW-represented workers at the San Fernando […]
April 24th, 2020
Collaboration with local officials nets N95 masks for Seton Medical Center
The strong collaboration between caregivers at Seton Medical Center and local and state officials helped avoid a dire shortfall of personal protective equipment this month at Seton Medical Center in Daly City. Responding to the concerns of caregivers that the hospital had inadequate supplies of N-95 masks to cope with an expected surge of COVID-19 […]
April 24th, 2020
News of the Month — April 2020
The CDC and local health officials are warning that future COVID-19 surges starting next winter could be more deadly than the current outbreak. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn have negatively affected many people’s mental health and created new barriers for people already suffering from mental illness and substance use disorders. In a recent […]
April 21st, 2020
Covid-19 Healthcare Workers Bill of Rights outlines reforms to protect caregivers
California’s healthcare workers are meeting the challenge of caring for patients with COVID-19, but many of their employers are failing to keep workers safe during the pandemic. As of Monday, 3,584 healthcare workers had tested positive for the coronavirus — accounting for nearly 12 percent of all cases in California, according to the California Department […]
April 9th, 2020
Press release: Queen of the Valley workers ratify four-year contract that will boost salaries and preserve health benefits
Workers at Queen of the Valley Medical Center have nearly unanimously approved a first contract that will provide substantial raises and help the Napa hospital retain highly-qualified caregivers as the Bay Area continues to confront the COVID-19 pandemic. The contract will boost salaries between 14 and 24 percent over four years for approximately 460 employees, […]