February 6th, 2014
Optical Chapter Bargaining Update — January 31, 2014
Bargaining Session In bargaining on January 29th, the Employer put all of the tentative agreements and all of its previous proposals (including its last, best and final offer) in one document and presented it to us as a comprehensive proposal and “final offer.” We asked the Employer, if we were to compromise on any of […]
February 5th, 2014
Welcome to NUHW’s new website
NUHW is proud to introduce its new website, NUHW.org. It’s an appropriate time for an upgrade — we celebrated our fifth anniversary last week and we’ve entered a new era in our history. We have firmly established our Union and we are now on secure financial footing. Our new website reflects that growth. It shows where […]
December 21st, 2013
NUHW joins CNA in protesting Kaiser service and staffing cut
Members of NUHW’s Integrated Behavioral Health Sciences and Optical chapters joined about five hundred RNs from the California Nurses Association in the streets of Oakland today to protest Kaiser’s staffing policies and to advocate for the safety and care of their patients. The group, many of whom were dressed in red and wearing Santa hats, […]
December 6th, 2013
Kindred Hospital of Westminster Caregivers Join NUHW
I’m proud to report that 180 of my co-workers and I just voted to join NUHW! On Wednesday night, the NLRB announced the final results of our election: 129 votes for NUHW and 32 for “No Union.” We work at Kindred Hospital Westminster in Orange County — a 109-bed acute-care hospital that cares for patients […]
November 26th, 2013
Home Health Caregivers Join NUHW
On behalf of NUHW’s Executive Board, I’d like to welcome our newest members at Sutter Health’s Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice of Santa Cruz County. Last week, a group of 18 Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists and Medical Social Workers voted by a margin of 15 to 0 to join NUHW in an NLRB […]