February 7th, 2018
News of the Week: Feb. 1 – 7
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: Our Feb. 1 Sodexo worker strike outside Fountain Valley Regional Hospital was covered by Southern California’s top publications, including the Los Angeles Times. The Orange County Register ran an op-ed supporting the […]
February 2nd, 2018
Fountain Valley Sodexo workers on strike
Scores of striking housekeepers and cafeteria workers along with dozens of allies sent a strong message to Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Sodexo that they will no longer accept poverty wages, unaffordable health insurance, and short staffing. The February 1 one-day strike outside Orange County’s largest for-profit hospital drew numerous elected officials including Santa Ana […]
January 31st, 2018
Sodexo Fountain Valley strike generates advance media coverage
The February 1 strike by NUHW-represented Sodexo workers at Tenet Healthcare’s Fountain Valley Regional Hospital generated advance coverage in all three newspapers that serve Orange County. OC Weekly kicked things off on January 23. The Orange County Register published an op-ed (below) on Januray 25. And the Daily Pilot, a Los Angeles Times-owned paper, published […]
January 30th, 2018
News of the week: Jan. 24 – 31
Each week we share articles on subjects that are important to NUHW and its members. Here are several must-read stories over the past week: Our Feb. 1 Sodexo worker strike in Southern California has received attention from Orange County’s top publications. The Orange County Register ran an op-ed supporting the cause of striking workers and OC Weekly […]
January 30th, 2018
NUHW endorses Mark Leno for San Francisco mayor; Jane Kim receives second-choice endorsement
The National Union of Healthcare Workers has endorsed former State Sen. Mark Leno as its first choice for Mayor of San Francisco. Leno, who also served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and in the State Assembly, was California’s first openly gay State Senator. In the Senate, he authored the landmark bill that will […]