July 24th, 2012
Vote Hyatt the worst!
Time and again, hotel workers have stood by healthcare workers when we needed them the most. At NUHW, we deeply appreciate their solidarity. As healthcare workers, we understand that just like hospitals and nursing homes, hotels require the labor and dedication of thousands of workers to keep their doors open. Now, Hyatt housekeepers are asking […]
July 17th, 2012
Luther Manor workers overwhelmingly ratify first Michigan NUHW contract
Workers win contract with no takeaways and major improvements After voting to leave SEIU in 2011, Luther Manor workers in Saginaw, Michigan overwhelmingly voted to ratify their first NUHW contract last week. Securing wages increases, weekend differentials, improved bereavement and medical leave, and raising standards for starting pay across the board, workers celebrated their achievement. […]
July 11th, 2012
Holding Corporate Profiteers Accountable to Workers and Patients
As NUHW members, it’s our mission to make sure that healthcare corporations serve the public instead of just serving themselves. That’s exactly what we’re doing in San Francisco, where Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical Center is trying to push through a development deal to build a huge new mega-hospital with NO protections for NUHW members’ […]
July 11th, 2012
Must-read articles of the week
Here’s three must-read articles on NUHW, the IAM and SEIU’s failed leadership: Writer and labor activist Carl Finamore’s Labor Notes interview with leaders of NUHW and the Machinists on our unions’ new alliance. In These Times’ David Moberg on why SEIU is the wrong union to follow in the labor movement’s fight for economic justice. Blogger Doug Henwood […]