December 21st, 2023

December 2023 PULSE

In December, NUHW members welcomed nearly 400 new members at a USC hospital, passed a resolution demanding more time for mental health therapists at Kaiser Permanente in Southern California to perform critical patient care tasks, struck Sutter Health, picketed against drastic cuts at Seton Medical Center, and settled new contracts with a nursing home operator. […]

December 21st, 2023

NUHW membership at USC tops 2,000 with organizing victories at Verdugo Hills Hospital

This page is also available in:   Español   While NUHW-represented workers at Keck Medicine of USC have been winning strong contracts that improve wages and benefits, their counterparts at USC’s Verdugo Hills Hospital have faced lower pay, poorer benefits, and less job security without the power of a union. But that will change after […]

December 19th, 2023

News of the Month — December 2023

Note: Some of these stories may require a subscription. A December 12 picket by NUHW members at Seton Medical Center was covered byABC-7, KQED, Sing Tao, ABS-CBN, KRON-4, and CBS News. Workers were joined by community and elected leaders to inform the public that the hospital’s new owner, AHMC, has severely curtailed services at the […]

December 19th, 2023

Orange County Supervisors call on Kaiser to reverse cuts

This page is also available in:   Español   The campaign to make Kaiser Permanente reverse cuts that make it harder for therapists in Southern California to meet the needs of their patients gained momentum in December, as the Orange County Board of Supervisors became the first elected body to officially side with NUHW-represented therapists. […]

December 19th, 2023

NUHW nurses save the day at fundraiser

This page is also available in:   Español   Geneica Williams and Relicia Knox attended Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley’s fundraiser in Oakland to show their support for the veteran lawmaker who supported their successful recent contract campaign. Then duty called. As Williams was finishing her dinner at Everett & Jones on December 7, she […]