January 20th, 2012
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital workers ratify Tentative Agreement by a vote of 388-1
Workers at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital (SVMH) approved a Tentative Agreement reached on Monday between management and the union in a vote of 388 in favor to 1 against, or 99% percent in favor of ratification, with a 54% turnout. On January 26, the Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System Board of Directors will vote on the Tentative […]
January 20th, 2012
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Workers Ratify Tentative Agreement with Management
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2012 – Contact Leighton Woodhouse: (213) 948-3545 Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Workers Ratify Tentative Agreement with Management Salinas, California – Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital (SVMH) approved a Tentative Agreement reached on Monday between management and the union in a vote of […]
January 20th, 2012
We’re striking Kaiser Tuesday, January 31st
Tuesday, 4,000 NUHW members in all five NUHW bargaining units at Kaiser gave notice to Kaiser Permanente that NUHW will go on a one-day strike on January 31st if Kaiser continues to commit unfair labor practices and refuses to bargain in good faith with us. Today, 17,000 RNs represented by the CNA gave notice to […]
January 18th, 2012
Monterey County Herald: SVMH, workers reach tentative pact
by Larry ParsonsMontery County Herald Union to vote Thursday on deal through August 2013 A yearlong contract dispute between about 750 service and technical workers and Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System appears to be almost over. Both the Salinas hospital and the National Union of Healthcare Workers — the union that represents the largest number […]
January 16th, 2012
Remembering Dr. King
“At the turn of the century women earned approximately ten cents an hour, and men were fortunate to receive twenty cents an hour. The average work week was sixty to seventy hours. During the thirties, wages were a secondary issue; to have a job at all was the difference between the agony of starvation and […]