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 […]
September 24th, 2013
Health Workers Union Seeks Probe Of Kaiser Ex-Regulator Hire
By Erica Teichert Law 360, Washington (September 20, 2013, 6:27 PM ET) — The National Union of Healthcare Workers urged a California regulator Wednesday to investigate whether the health care giant Kaiser Permanente violated state anti-corruption laws by hiring a former regulator to defend it against a government investigation. Marcy Gallagher, a former attorney for […]
September 20th, 2013
NUHW Files Complaint Alleging Misconduct by Former State Official for Aiding Kaiser During Mental Health Investigation
The National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) filed a complaint with the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) requesting an investigation into whether a former official in California’s Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) illegally “switched sides” by assisting Kaiser Permanente during the investigation. The official, Marcy Gallagher, was a top DMHC attorney and was responsible for […]