August 28th, 2014
Salinas Valley Memorial cost-cutting proposal to draw union protest
The Monterey Herald published a story about an informational picket by the California Nurses Association and NUHW today at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital. SVMH’s board of directors has proposed drastic cuts in patient care that include a reduction in the number of personnel at the bedside. The plan includes 120 layoffs and comes just two […]
August 25th, 2014
“Breakthrough” labor deal causes stir
Healthcare Finance News published an August 22 story on the deal between SEIU and the California Hospital Association. The story, by reporter Tammy Worth, quotes NUHW President Sal Rosselli and other critics of the deal. An agreement reached this past spring between the California Hospital Association and the SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West has been deemed […]
August 13th, 2014
East Bay Express exposes Kaiser’s illegal delays in mental health care
Kaiser Permanente’s hometown paper, Oakland’s East Bay Express, exposes Kaiser’s “Deadly Delays” — illegal and unethical delays of mental health care services that impact thousands of Kaiser patients, often with tragic results, even suicides. “Kaiser Permanente has been held up as a national model for healthcare, but critics contend that it routinely fails to adequately serve […]
August 11th, 2014
NUHW turns out to support Dan Siegel for mayor of Oakland
NUHW staffers hit the streets Saturday, August 2, to campaign for Dan Siegel for mayor of Oakland. The NUHW staffers met up with about twenty other supporters at Snow Park near Lake Merritt, then fanned out to neighborhoods across the city, knocking on doors, talking with Oakland voters, and handing out literature. NUHW staffers also […]