August 16th, 2018
News of the Week — New effort underway to amend Prop. 13
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: Worker paychecks in July actually declined when accounting for inflation, according to Labor Department figures, CNBC reports. The Times of San Diego reports that backers of a proposed initiative that […]
August 15th, 2018
NUHW members to strike Providence Tarzana Medical Center; face retaliatory four-day lockout
TARZANA, Calif. — After nine months of negotiations, 560 caregivers are striking Providence Tarzana Medical Center Thursday, 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 […]
August 9th, 2018
Workers strike West Anaheim Medical Center
Fed up with low wages, more than 100 nurses and medical technicians at West Anaheim Medical Center staged a one-day strike Aug. 9 to demand equal pay with colleagues at other hospitals owned by Prime Healthcare. West Anaheim caregivers joined NUHW last year to fight for better salaries. The pay gap is so severe that […]
August 9th, 2018
News of the Week — Voters resoundingly reject anti-union law
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: Workers won a landmark and lopsided victory Tuesday as Missourians voted by referendum to overturn the state’s new right-to-work law, HuffPost reported. Proposition A asked voters whether or not they […]
July 31st, 2018
NUHW members preparing candidate endorsements
August will be an important month for our efforts to elect pro-worker candidates to key elective offices this November. We urge members to participate in endorsement meetings slated for the coming weeks, during which everyone gets a say in which candidates receive NUHW’s blessing. The more allies we can help win elective office, the more […]