September 25th, 2024
September 2024 PULSE
In September, NUHW members won a pionerring contract from a mental health provider that includes caseload limits, succeessfully fought for a new contract from Cslifornia’s largest nursing home operator just months after securing a mid-contract raise, held an energetic picket outside a Santa Cruz hospital, and forced Kaiser to provide nearly $1 million in previously […]
August 30th, 2024
August 2024 PULSE
In August, NUHW members picketed a Providence hospital that engaged in regressive bargaining, authorized a strike against Keck Medicine of USC, ratified a contract with an immediate 12 percent raise, welcomed new homecare members, and played host to a Kamala Harris confidante who is likely to represent Oakland in Congress next year. You can read […]
July 31st, 2024
July 2024 PULSE
In July, NUHW members ratified contracts that significantly increase salaries and reduce health care costs at Stockton Unified School District and further boosts salaries at Richmond Area Multi-Services, forced Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii to pay an additional $1,500 in performance bonuses and passed a resolution by the California Labor Federation declaring organized labor’s support for […]
June 28th, 2024
June 2024 PULSE
In June, NUHW members picketed Keck–USC hospitals and clinics, won strong contracts at Sutter Health and MarinHealth Medical Center, organized to make Kaiser Permanente recognize Juneteenth as a paid holiday, and welcomed new members at Mission Neighborhood Health Center in San Francisco. You can read all the stories below, including news about our upcoming gubernatorial […]
May 31st, 2024
May 2024 PULSE
In May, NUHW members helped advance two NUHW-sponsored patient care bills, rallied against proposed takeaways by Keck Medicine of USC, spoke at one of the nation’s biggest May Day rallies, welcomed new members in the Providence system, celebrated contract victories at two Marin County facilities, and furthered our fight for mental health equity in the […]