December 5th, 2019
Press release: 4,000 Mental health clinicians to strike Kaiser Permanente facilities across California for five days beginning Monday, December 16
Strike had been postponed following last month’s sudden passing of Kaiser CEO Bernard Tyson [See the December 16 press release here.] Four thousand psychologists, therapists, psychiatric nurses and other healthcare professionals are striking Kaiser Permanente facilities across California Dec. 16 – 20 to demand that the HMO demonstrate good faith and fix its broken mental […]
December 4th, 2019
Mental health statewide strike
December 16-20, 2019 – 6am to 2pm NUHW members: Click here to sign up for picket lines! Click here to read the December 16 press release Click here to read the December 4 press release Picket line dates and locations Map of picket locations (click to expand) List of picket locations Monday, December 16 Northern […]
November 27th, 2019
Commentary: Say no to the attempted recall of Supervisor Fewer
This op-ed was originally published in the San Francisco Examiner. By Sal Rosselli As Supervisor Sandra Fewer faces a needlessly divisive and completely wasteful recall effort, she can count on vigorous support from the 15,000 members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers. Our members endorsed Fewer three years ago, and she has proven […]
November 26th, 2019
November 2019 PULSE
Welcome to the November 2019 edition of our union’s e-newsletter. We wish you a happy and safe Thanksgiving. In recent weeks, NUHW members held strikes at four Providence St. Joseph hospitals in Northern California, testified at a CalPERS hearing on Kaiser’s mental health services, and settled a new contract at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital. Check out […]
November 26th, 2019
October 2019 PULSE
Welcome to the October 2019 edition of our union’s e-newsletter. In recent weeks, NUHW organized new members, helped pass a higher minimum wage law, escalated a campaign to win contracts and improve mental health care at Kaiser Permanente and advocated for higher wages at Mission Neighborhood Health Center. Check out all the stories below, and […]