October 16th, 2017
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland workers ratify contract
Business office and clerical workers at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland voted 98 percent October 12 in favor of a contract that guarantees raises of at least 13 percent through 2020. The agreement provides a retroactive 3 percent bonus, 3 percent raise this year, and 3 percent raises in 2018 and 2019, and a 1 […]
October 15th, 2017
NUHW Pulse – October 2017: the latest news from NUHW
Welcome to the October 2017 edition of NUHW Pulse, our union’s e-newsletter! NUHW to host the first 2018 Governor Candidate Forum NUHW stewards will hear from the top four Democratic candidates at our Leadership Conference in Anaheim and vote on our union’s endorsement. John Chiang, Delaine Eastin, Gavin Newsom, and Antonio Villaraigosa will discuss health care, mental health […]
September 25th, 2017
NUHW clinicians address National Press Club
Jackie Schalit and Ken Rogers became the first NUHW members to address reporters at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. They were joined Monday by Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, a leading voice in Congress on addressing the nation’s opioid addiction crisis, and Culyer Costanzo, who works at an addiction treatment center in Ohio. […]
September 15th, 2017
NUHW Pulse – September 2017: the latest news from NUHW
Welcome to the September 2017 edition of NUHW Pulse, our union’s e-newsletter! Video: Marin County caregivers strike and picket to defend free speech Caregivers formed picket lines at Brius Healthcare-owned San Rafael Healthcare and Wellness Center and Novato Healthcare Center on August 22 to defend free speech after Brius refused to settle contracts unless workers they took down their watchdog website, BriusWatch.org. Click […]
September 14th, 2017
Trouble in Napa: Hospital Workers Fight for their Union
This story by Cal Winslow originally ran in Beyond Chron. Here is the story of David v. Goliath, again; the story now commonplace as hospitals and health care providers consolidate and corporatize. Queen of the Valley is typical of rural healthcare, it is relatively small, it serves a poor, aging population, financially it is weak, […]