December 14th, 2017
NUHW members strike legal blow against attempted union busting
NUHW members at Queen of the Valley Medical Center won a major victory this month when a federal judge ordered the Napa hospital to resume good faith bargaining. At the behest of the National Labor Relations Board, U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers issued an injunction requiring Queen of the Valley to bargain in […]
November 28th, 2017
Queen of the Valley caregiver calls on hospital to stop fighting its own workers
This opinion piece by NUHW member Ray Herrera originally ran in the Nov. 17 edition of the Napa County Register. Stronger when we work together Like all Queen of the Valley employees who live near the hospital, the second I smelled smoke wafting into my house last month, I knew I’d be working a double […]
November 17th, 2017
Video: How Brius nursing home tycoon Shlomo Rechnitz bilks seniors, taxpayers
Watch how billionaire nursing home tycoon Shlomo Rechnitz bilks seniors and taxpayers by shifting Medicare and Medi-Cal dollars from his Brius nursing homes to other companies he controls. Rechnitz operates more than 80 nursing homes in California. Brius’ patient care record prompted former California Attorney General Kamala Harris to call Rechnitz a “serial violator” of nursing home rules. LA’s […]
November 6th, 2017
NUHW commits $100,000 for California wildfire victims
The National Union of Healthcare Workers has committed $100,000 to help victims of the Northern California wildfires that killed 42 people and destroyed 5,700 buildings. Overall, 22 NUHW members in Sonoma and Napa counties lost their homes in the fire. They will each be offered an immediate $1,500 grant. A portion of the remaining funds […]
November 2nd, 2017
Elk Grove Unified mental health clinicians join NUHW
The National Union of Healthcare Workers continued its drive to organize mental health clinicians Wednesday with a victory at the Elk Grove Unified School District. A total of 39 mental health therapists and behavior support specialists are now NUHW members after signing union cards. “I’m proud of my coworkers for working together to form a […]