September 8th, 2017
If Trump really wants economic fairness, it’s not DACA he needs to reverse
This op-ed was originally published in the HuffPost. By Sal Rosselli For someone who’s made a fortune off the labor of low-paid foreign-born workers, President Donald Trump should be the last person accusing them of being a threat to our safety and prosperity. But without a shred of evidence, the president tried to cloak his […]
September 8th, 2017
Portrait of an NUHW leader: Ruth Kees
Ruth, a long-time steward at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, talks about her union activism and her commitment to social justice. View her interview below.
August 28th, 2017
Community and caregivers stand united at Napa vigil
As Queen of the Valley Medical Center executives faced charges in a San Francisco courtroom of coercing workers and withdrawing recognition of their union, Napa residents made clear Thursday that they want their community hospital to work with caregivers to improve working conditions and patient care. About 150 Queen employees, along with their friends and […]
August 24th, 2017
Dominican Hospital therapists join NUHW
NUHW’s rapid growth continued in Santa Cruz this week when 98 physical, occupational and speech therapists at Dignity Health Dominican Hospital voted to join the union. The 78-12 vote came just two weeks after 53 treatment technicians, custodians, office assistants and cooks at Janus of Santa Cruz, a nonprofit drug treatment center, also voted to […]
August 23rd, 2017
Thursday: Vigil planned outside Napa hospital facing federal complaint for coercing workers
As a hearing wraps up in federal court into allegations that Queen of the Valley Medical Center executives coerced employees and illegally withdrew recognition of their union, more than 150 community members and caregivers will hold a vigil outside the hospital to urge its CEO to recognize the union and work with employees to improve […]