May 23rd, 2018
News of the Week: NUHW pickets and contract victory draw headlines
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 Los Angeles Times wrote about our Sodexo Fountain Valley workers winning a contract with raises of up to 42 percent over the next 18 months. The San Fernando Valley […]
May 23rd, 2018
Workers demand a fair contract at Providence Tarzana
After seven months of negotiations, more than 100 caregivers picketed outside Providence Tarzana Medical Center on Tuesday, May 22 to protest the hospital’s unfair labor practices and unwillingness to propose fair wage increases that keep pace with the region’s rising cost of living. Providence Tarzana is proposing 1.5 percent annual raises for nearly 600 workers, […]
May 16th, 2018
News of the Week: Sanders and Democrats propose bill to protect workers
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: Senator Bernie Sanders and a group of potential Democratic presidential contenders including Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, and Kirsten Gillibrand are introducing the Workplace Democracy Act, a major labor bill updating […]
May 15th, 2018
NUHW members agree to contract that will boost wages up to 42 percent by 2020
In another important step toward improving the lives of some of Southern California’s lowest-paid workers, caregivers represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers overwhelmingly approved a contract that will include raises of up to 42 percent over 18 months. The 117 union workers at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital voted 99 percent for a contract […]
May 10th, 2018
News of the Week: NUHW blasts Sutter over skyrocketing health costs
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: A state audit — triggered by NUHW’s research into Brius Healthcare — found that lax state oversight of nursing homes is contributing to continued poor care for patients. Our report […]