December 21st, 2016
Nearly 2,000 workers joined NUHW in the past year
In 2016, we organized more than 1,800 workers in five facilities throughout California, winning nine elections in new and residual organizing campaigns. St. Joseph – Queen of the Valley Medical Center: In November, 419 previously unrepresented service and technical workers at Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa voted by a 3-2 margin to […]
December 16th, 2016
Trump’s worrisome reveal on Obamacare repeal
This op-ed by NUHW President Sal Rosselli originally appeared in the Sacramento Bee. After campaigning on a platform long on platitudes and short on specifics, President-elect Donald Trump this week started to reveal what he has in store for the nation’s health care system – and many Californians aren’t going to like what they hear. […]
December 16th, 2016
Making mental health a federal priority
This op-ed by NUHW President Sal Rosselli originally appeared in the San Francisco Examiner. When it comes to better care for mental health patients, well-intentioned legislation hasn’t been a panacea. A 2008 federal law required most insurance policies to cover mental and physical health equally, but study after study shows we have a long way to […]
December 14th, 2016
Meeting the mental health needs of our nation’s most vulnerable
This op-ed originally appeared in the San Francisco Examiner. When it comes to better care for mental health patients, well-intentioned legislation hasn’t been a panacea. A 2008 federal law required most insurance policies to cover mental and physical health equally, but study after study shows we have a long way to go to achieve mental […]
November 29th, 2016
Trump’s choice of Tom Price for Health and Human Services is disastrous
Sal Rosselli, president of the National Union of Healthcare Workers, issued the following statement Tuesday after president-elect Donald Trump announced Rep. Tom Price, R-Georgia, a staunch opponent of Obamacare and a founding member of the Tea Party Caucus, as his choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. “Donald Trump has made a […]