May 11th, 2017
Mental Health Awareness Month 2017
NUHW’s 3,000 Kaiser mental health clinicians are commemorating Mental Health Awareness Month with a social media campaign consisting of a video (above) and a series of memes for Facebook and Twitter.
May 11th, 2017
USC Norris Cancer Hospital workers unanimously ratify contract
Service and technical workers, represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers, unanimously ratified their first contract Wednesday with the University of Southern California’s Norris Cancer Hospital. The one-year agreement includes wage scales with average raises ranging from 3 to 9 percent, with some up to 16 percent, bringing them in line with NUHW-represented workers […]
May 9th, 2017
Interview with NUHW Executive Board member and steward Mark Land-Ariizumi, RN
Mark Land-Ariizumi, RN, is the Executive Vice President for NUHW – Kaiser Psych-Social Chapter and steward at San Diego Addiction Medicine. Tell us about the number of Psych-Social RNs and what kind of care they provide to Kaiser patients. NUHW Kaiser Psych-Social Chapter has approximately 110 RNs. This group covers all of Southern California, from […]
May 8th, 2017
Fountain Valley workers overwhelmingly ratify contract
Caregivers represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers overwhelmingly ratified their first contract with Orange County’s largest for-profit hospital on Friday. The three-year agreement includes 15 percent market rate adjustment raises for long-time employees of Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, which had been paying workers far less than neighboring hospitals. All workers will get raises that significantly exceed […]
May 8th, 2017
Caregivers picket Brius-owned nursing home
More than 30 caregivers and their allies picketed the San Rafael Healthcare and Wellness Center in San Rafael Sunday to alert residents that the biggest nursing home operator in Marin County — and California — is short-changing patients and workers. State and federal regulators have recently cited the facility for stocking expired food including “thickened […]