July 15th, 2014
July 2014 newsletter: Keck USC News & Views
Know your rights Job Bidding PREFERENCE ORDER – Preference order among those bidding shall be given in the following order among bidding employees from the same preference level. Among bidding employees from the same preference level, seniority shall govern. The prior sentence is subject to the provision that: 1. the bidding employee must meet all […]
July 14th, 2014
July newsletter: Union News & Views for Children’s Hospital Oakland
Building the union at Children’s Hospital Now that we have ratified our contract and our new contract booklet is being distributed, it is time to focus on building the union at the hospital. The union works best when the members are engaged and participating in enforcing the contract and improving day-to-day working conditions. To that […]
July 14th, 2014
Caregivers picket Sutter’s California Pacific Medical Center
NUHW members at Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco picketed the hospital on July 1 to draw the public’s attention to CPMC management’s proposal to renege on its previous commitments to the community by cutting twenty-eight skilled nursing beds. CPMC also proposes major cuts in employee benefits.
July 13th, 2014
Union seeks federal investigation of Kaiser Permanente
From the National Psychologist’s July–August 2014 edition: A union representing health care workers at Kaiser Permanente — California’s largest provider of health care, including mental health care — has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to open a criminal investigation into Kaiser’s treatment of mental health patients. The National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) contends […]
July 12th, 2014
Union seeks federal investigation of Kaiser Permanente
The National Psychologist published this front-page story about Kaiser’s mental health care crisis in its July-August 2014 edition. A union representing health care workers at Kaiser Permanente — California’s largest provider of health care, including mental health care — has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to open a criminal investigation into Kaiser’s treatment of […]