December 26th, 2023
Help us Eliminate Ghost Networks in 2024
One of the biggest challenges Californians face in accessing behavioral healthcare is trying to find anyone on their health plan’s list of in-network providers who’s actually reachable or available to schedule a therapy session. That’s why NUHW is teaming up with allies this year to pass a bill that will put an end to “Ghost […]
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. […]