June 11th, 2018
News of the Week: Suicide rates rose nationwide since 1999
Each week we share articles on subjects that are important to NUHW and its members. Here are several must-read stories over the past seven days: The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported on Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital announcing layoffs, which would include 35 NUHW members, even though the hospital raked in a $55 million last year. […]
May 31st, 2018
Sodexo workers picket Los Alamitos Medical Center
Nearly 50 housekeepers at Los Alamitos Medical Center staged a one-day picket demanding that their employer Sodexo, an international subcontracting firm, dramatically increase wages, improve benefits and put an end to short staffing. The May 29 picket came just weeks after NUHW-represented Sodexo workers at nearby Fountain Valley Regional Hospital won a contract that provided […]
May 31st, 2018
News of the Week: Americans with serious mental illnesses die 15-30 years younger than those without mental illness
Each week we share articles on subjects that are important to NUHW and its members. Here are several must-read stories over the past seven days: Americans with depression, bipolar disorder or other serious mental illnesses die 15 to 30 years younger than those without mental illness — a disparity larger than for race, ethnicity, geography […]
May 25th, 2018
NUHW members volunteer to elect allies in June Primary election
As a social worker, Martha Rea is no stranger to knocking on a stranger’s door and striking up a conversation. But even she was a little nervous pounding the pavement for Mark Leno, who NUHW has endorsed for mayor of San Francisco. “What inspired me was that Mark has been supportive of our union’s efforts […]
May 25th, 2018
Member profile: Kari Helgeson
Radiology tech Kari Helgeson credits her high school swim coach with teaching her about teamwork, something she has carried forward in her union work and elsewhere.