April 12th, 2018
News of the Week: California considers setting healthcare prices
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: California’s government would set prices for hospital stays, doctor visits and other health care services under legislation introduced this month, vastly remaking the industry in a bid to lower health […]
April 4th, 2018
Op-ed: It’s time for Queen of the Valley to honor its workers’ right to unionize
This op-ed by Napa County Democratic Central Committee Chairman G. Anthony Phillips was published April 3, 2018, in the Napa Valley Register. Napa residents are fortunate to have Queen of the Valley Medical Center, home to some of the nation’s finest doctors, nurses and hospital workers. We ask Queen to deliver our babies, care for […]
April 4th, 2018
NUHW op-ed: Stop Trump from discriminating against patients on ‘moral grounds’
This op-ed originally appeared in the April 3, 2018, edition of the Mercury News. Caregivers must advocate for patients, not discriminate against them. I’ve seen firsthand how people suffer when health care workers discriminate against patients on “moral grounds,” as President Donald Trump is now giving them the green light to do. During the height […]
March 29th, 2018
News of the Week: NorCal St. Joseph hospitals lose local control
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: In the wake of the West Virginia Teacher’s strike, the New York Times looked into what motivates professional workers to become militant in fighting for their rights. The conclusion is […]
March 22nd, 2018
News of the Week: Administration lays out its plan to fight opioid crisis
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: Donald Trump was in New Hampshire Monday promising a tough-on-crime approach to combat the opioid epidemic, but experts question whether that and new funding from Congress will help turn the […]