October 21st, 2017
Gold Star father Khzir Khan addresses NUHW members in Anaheim
Gold Star father Khizr Khan delivered an emotional keynote address to the NUHW Leadership Conference Saturday, October 22, praising members for their work on behalf of patients and their stand as a Sanctuary Union. “Your work is sacred work; You are the custodians of our nation’s values,” he told the approximately 400 health care workers […]
October 21st, 2017
NUHW 2018 Governor Candidate Forum (Español)
The event begins at the 21-minute mark in the video below.
October 19th, 2017
Gold Star father Khizr Khan to address NUHW members
Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father, who famously pulled out his pocket-sized U.S. Constitution during his 2016 speech at the Democratic Convention, will be addressing the NUHW Leadership Conference Saturday in Anaheim. Khan, whose memoir will be released Monday, will discuss how Americans can better protect the rights of immigrants, stand up to prejudice and […]
October 18th, 2017
After hosting debate, NUHW leaders endorse Gavin Newsom for California governor
In what can be described as a “primary before the primary,” 350 stewards, local leaders of the National Union of Healthcare Workers, voted Sunday to endorse and direct the politically active union’s energies and resources to back the campaign of Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom in the 2018 California governor’s race. The NUHW leaders voted by […]
October 16th, 2017
NUHW launches campaign to lift poverty wages
NUHW members at the University of Southern California are fighting to raise wages for workers whose jobs are subcontracted to Sodexo. The campaign began with a video and a a series of infographics calling out USC President Max Nikias for using the multinational subcontracting firm to hold down workers’ wages and deny them the benefits […]