August 27th, 2018
More Sodexo workers win raises in excess of 40 percent
More than 100 NUHW-represented Sodexo workers won contracts that will boost many of their paychecks by more than 40 percent over the next 16 months. The three-year contracts won by Sodexo workers at Los Alamitos Medical Center and Lakewood Medical Center will increase minimum hourly wages from as little as $11 at both hospitals to […]
August 27th, 2018
NUHW unveils November 2018 candidate endorsements
As we wrap up our endorsement hearings in September, please visit https://nuhw.org/endorsements/ for a full list of every candidate and ballot measure backed by NUHW members and our executive board. The more allies we can help win elective office, the more leverage we’ll have with employers to win good contracts. And, as a democratic union, […]
August 23rd, 2018
News of the Week — Bill to deduct union dues stalls in State Senate
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 bill that would have given California union members a break on their state income taxes isn’t going to make it this year, the Sacramento Bee reports. Assemblyman Adam Gray, […]
August 17th, 2018
Kindred San Diego workers win big raises
One day after voting to authorize a strike, caregivers at Kindred San Diego struck a deal for a contract that will increase wages between 9 and 24 percent over the next three years. The nearly unanimous strike authorization vote in July capped a powerful 10-month campaign to win a first-time contract for 140 caregivers that […]
August 16th, 2018
NUHW members stage first strike of Providence Tarzana Medical Center
More than 500 caregivers struck Providence Tarzana Medical Center Aug. 16 to protest the hospital’s unfair labor practices and demand a contract that provides fair wages and puts an end to the frequent cancellation of shifts that has caused chronic understaffing. But instead of bargaining in good faith, the hospital retaliated by locking out many […]