July 27th, 2023
A small contract provision makes a big difference for patients
This page is also available in: Español While the Bay Area has no shortage of mental health therapists, finding a culturally competent therapist can be hard for residents who grew up in other countries and don’t speak English as their first language. That’s why NUHW’s Bargaining Committee included language in our contract with […]
July 27th, 2023
New NUHW members picket West Anaheim Medical Center over short staffing, poverty wages
This page is also available in: Español Last December, nearly 200 nursing assistants, EMTs, housekeepers, food service workers, and pharmacy and lab technicians at West Anaheim Medical Center joined many of their colleagues as NUHW members to fight for better wages and safer staffing. On July 13, they held their first picket line, […]
July 27th, 2023
Opposition growing to Kaiser’s patient care takeaways
This page is also available in: Español NUHW members and our allies are fighting back against Kaiser Permanente’s attempt to cut time for critical patient care duties in Southern California. In recent months, Kaiser threatened to cut in half the amount of time mental health therapists get to respond to patient emails and […]
July 27th, 2023
LA LGBT Center workers ratify contract with improved salaries and security measures
This page is also available in: Español NUHW members at the Los Angeles LGBT Center voted unanimously this month to ratify a three-year contract that will significantly improve salaries and health benefits. At the insistence of workers, the contract will also bolster security measures for patients and staff at the world’s largest LGBT […]
July 27th, 2023
News of the Month — July 2023
Some of these stories may require a subscription. The San Francisco Chronicle featured NUHW member Dana Martin, a registered nurse at the Sonoma County Jail, in a story about Wellpath, a company that provides medical and mental health care in jails, has rapidly expanded, securing lucrative public contracts in California while facing lawsuits and investigations […]