December 18th, 2014
NUHW calls on state regulators to investigate Kaiser Permanente’s 2015 rate increases
Kaiser plans premium increases of 4.1% to 15.3% amid record profits and lavish executive compensation EMERYVILLE — As the State of California’s regulator of HMOs, the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) has the authority and the responsibility to review health plan premium rate increases to ensure that they are justified and reasonable and to […]
December 17th, 2014
Notice of local union nominations and election of officers
The NUHW Constitution calls for election of officers every three years between January and March. The election will be conducted by mail ballot as outline in the documented linked below. Click here for NUHW’s notice of local union nominations and election of officers.
December 10th, 2014
San Francisco Examiner: Health care workers struggle with cost of living in SF
Thousands are struggling to keep up with San Francisco’s soaring cost of living. Many workers at Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical Center have been forced out of the city, and many more will soon follow if Sutter moves forward with plans to push more of the cost of employee health care onto workers. Click here […]
December 8th, 2014
Labor Notes: The logic of short hospital strikes
NUHW President Sal Rosselli and NUHW IBHS rank-and-file president Clement Papazian were interviewed for Labor Notes’ story on the logic of short strikes in the hospital industry. Click here to read the story.
December 8th, 2014
Our 2014 Leadership Conference was a success!
NUHW members gathered at the Hilton Garden Inn in Emeryville on October 11 for our second annual Leadership Conference. It was a chance to look back at the union’s accomplishments over the past year and to look ahead to new challenges in the coming year. Videos and slideshow below. With two hundred NUHW members in […]