December 10th, 2023
Sutter workers hold first-ever strike
This page is also available in: Español Fed up with severe understaffing and 18 months of fruitless contract negotiations, nearly 150 NUHW members held a one day strike Dec. 6 at the Sutter Center for Psychiatry in Sacramento. Workers danced to music, high-fived passers-by and chanted “This is about patient care!” as they […]
December 4th, 2023
Workers to strike Sutter psychiatric hospital in Sacramento
Workers will strike the Sutter Center for Psychiatry on Wednesday, December 6, demanding a fair contract that improves wages and addresses unsafe staffing levels and worsening conditions for patients. The one-day unfair labor practice strike will mark the first-ever work stoppage by nearly 150 workers represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers at the […]
November 27th, 2023
After winning contract, NUHW members take concerns to county sheriff
This page is also available in: Español NUHW members who provide health care at Santa Rita Jail in Alameda County took a big step in November toward addressing long-standing issues at the jail that have resulted in understaffing and compromised the care available to inmates. With the 150 nurses, medical assistants, occupational therapists, […]
November 22nd, 2023
Q&A: Former Kaiser therapist talks about going into private practice
Ann Rivello is a licensed clinical social worker, who went into private practice full-time in 2021 after a long career in mental health, including 12 years at Kaiser Permanente in the Bay Area. In this Q&A that is edited for length and clarity, Ann talks about her decision to go into private practice, and what […]
November 22nd, 2023
Health plans faces scrutiny at Senate mental health hearing
The health insurance industry faced withering criticism and the threat of a joint legislative audit during a hearing last month to examine how well the state is enforcing a landmark 2020 mental health parity law. During the three-hour hearing by the State Senate Select Committee on Mental Health and Addiction Medicine, mental health advocates and […]