April 9th, 2020
Santa Rita is facing a COVID-19 outbreak — we’re committed to keeping everyone safe
As of Thursday, 12 inmates have tested positive, and 14 additional inmates are displaying symptoms consistent with COVID-19. The Sheriff’s Office and Wellpath are providing us with N95 masks, for now, but more must be done to prevent a full-scale crisis! That’s why our NUHW Stewards addressed the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, […]
April 2nd, 2020
Press Release: Caregivers applaud scheduled delivery of N-95 masks and other PPE to Seton Medical Center
Shipment of nearly 16,000 N-95 masks should last at least one month at the Bay Area hospital designated to care for COVID-19 patients The strong collaboration between caregivers at Seton Medical Center and local and state officials has helped avoid a dire shortfall of personal protective equipment at Seton Medical Center, the financially troubled Daly […]
March 30th, 2020
March 2020 PULSE
In March, NUHW launched a new COVID-19 website with resources and updates; California Governor Newsom intervened to help save Seton hospitals in San Mateo County; NUHW members at Queen of the Valley reached their first tentative agreement with an employer who fought for years to overturn their union; and members at North American Health Care […]
March 30th, 2020
Workers at North American Health Care win new contracts
Workers at three nursing homes owned by North American Health Care voted overwhelmingly this month to ratify contracts that include substantial raises. The three-year contracts establish new wage scales that will significantly increase salaries at Cottonwood Health Care, University Post-Acute Rehab and Woodland Nursing and Rehabilitation. Workers who are already at the top of the […]
March 30th, 2020
Heeding calls from caregivers, Gov. Newsom acts to save hospitals
After months of advocating for government intervention to spare two hospitals in San Mateo County, caregivers at Seton Medical Center and Seton Coastside applauded Governor Newsom’s action this month to keep the hospitals open during the COVID-19 outbreak. “We can finally breathe a sigh of relief,” said Christina Caridis, a radiology technologist at Seton Medical […]