May 25th, 2018
Member profile: Kari Helgeson
Radiology tech Kari Helgeson credits her high school swim coach with teaching her about teamwork, something she has carried forward in her union work and elsewhere.
May 23rd, 2018
News of the Week: NUHW pickets and contract victory draw headlines
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: The Los Angeles Times wrote about our Sodexo Fountain Valley workers winning a contract with raises of up to 42 percent over the next 18 months. The San Fernando Valley […]
May 23rd, 2018
Workers demand a fair contract at Providence Tarzana
After seven months of negotiations, more than 100 caregivers picketed outside Providence Tarzana Medical Center on Tuesday, May 22 to protest the hospital’s unfair labor practices and unwillingness to propose fair wage increases that keep pace with the region’s rising cost of living. Providence Tarzana is proposing 1.5 percent annual raises for nearly 600 workers, […]
May 18th, 2018
News of the Month – May
The Supreme Court has dealt an initial blow to millions of workers in the first of two major disputes this term pitting corporations against labor unions, USA Today reports. In a 5-4 decision controlled by the court’s conservative wing, the justices ruled that employers have the right to insist that labor disputes get resolved individually, rather […]
May 16th, 2018
News of the Week: Sanders and Democrats propose bill to protect workers
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: Senator Bernie Sanders and a group of potential Democratic presidential contenders including Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, and Kirsten Gillibrand are introducing the Workplace Democracy Act, a major labor bill updating […]