April 23rd, 2018
NUHW members break free of low-paying subcontractor
In a major victory in our campaign to force Southern California hospitals to stop subcontracting jobs, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center has agreed to bring in-house nearly 50 NUHW members. These Environmental Services workers had been employed by Sodexo, a French multinational company that pays poverty wages. Several workers have been making pennies above the […]
April 23rd, 2018
NUHW Executive Board sworn in for three-year term
NUHW’s new Executive Board was sworn in Saturday, April 14, and seated for its first meeting of the three-year term. All 22 members were elected by their peers in their workplaces to serve on the board, which sets the union’s agenda and manages its finances. “I feel honored to have been chosen by my colleagues […]
April 19th, 2018
News of the Week: Funding for poor in jeopardy
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: Donald Trump has directed his agencies to raise the bar for recipients of food stamps, Medicaid, rent subsidies and other welfare programs, and find ways to put more of them […]
April 12th, 2018
News of the Week: California considers setting healthcare prices
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: California’s government would set prices for hospital stays, doctor visits and other health care services under legislation introduced this month, vastly remaking the industry in a bid to lower health […]
April 4th, 2018
Op-ed: It’s time for Queen of the Valley to honor its workers’ right to unionize
This op-ed by Napa County Democratic Central Committee Chairman G. Anthony Phillips was published April 3, 2018, in the Napa Valley Register. Napa residents are fortunate to have Queen of the Valley Medical Center, home to some of the nation’s finest doctors, nurses and hospital workers. We ask Queen to deliver our babies, care for […]