November 12th, 2013
NUHW Members Sworn in to NUHW Executive Board
The following members were sworn in to the Executive Board: Denise Cruz – Providence Tarzana Hospital Deborah Springer – Keck USC Hospital Herb Klar – Retiree Sonia Askew – Kaiser Optical
October 31st, 2013
Patients Join Our Fight for Better Care
I’m an NUHW Shop Steward and have been a Psychologist at Kaiser Santa Clara for 8 years. I’m proud to report that we’re making more progress in our campaign to improve staffing levels at Kaiser’s mental health clinics so our patients get the care that they need and deserve. Throughout our campaign, our patients have […]
October 15th, 2013
Our First Leadership Conference was a Resounding Success!
Last Saturday, October 12, 2013, two hundred NUHW-CNA rank-and-file and staff leaders gathered at the Hilton Garden Inn in Emeryville for our First Annual Leadership Conference, organized around the theme of “Standing Up for Patients and Workers.” The meeting opened with a welcoming letter from Congresswoman Barbara Lee, who is the elected official representing the East Bay Area […]
October 1st, 2013
Clinicians, Nurses and Hotel Workers Hold Kaiser Executives Bernard Tyson and Ben Chu Accountable
On Saturday, NUHW clinicians and registered nurses, along with representatives of the California Nurses Association and Unite HERE, the hotel workers’ union, leafleted the Anaheim Convention and the Anaheim Marriot to call attention to growing patient care concerns about Kaiser Permanente’s profit-driven delivery system. The occasion was the 60th anniversary celebration of the Southern California Permanente Medical […]
October 1st, 2013
Medical providers at AIDS Healthcare Foundation petition to join NUHW
On Friday, September 27, in observance of National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the medical providers at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), joined by patients and other supporters, held a press conference on the steps of AHF’s Hollywood headquarters to talk about their effort to form a union with the National Union of Healthcare Workers […]