January 3rd, 2013
NUHW-CNA: An Affiliation Whose Time has Come
Just four years have passed since we founded NUHW, following SEIU’s disastrous takeover of our union. In that short time, we have grown into a powerful organization of 10,000 members, spanning every job classification in the hospital and nursing home sectors. We are now the fastest growing healthcare workers’ union in the country. Today, we […]
December 24th, 2012
Happy Holidays from NUHW
The holiday season is a time to express our joy and gratitude. All of us at NUHW want to express our deepest appreciation for all of you and the work you do, especially those who will spend time away from their families caring for patients and consumers in the coming days. 2012 was a landmark […]
December 20th, 2012
NUHW Kaiser Bargaining Update
My name is Ann Amato. I’m a Kaiser LCSW and a proud member of the bargaining team for NUHW’s Kaiser IBHS bargaining unit. I’d like to report important news from our bargaining table. Kaiser management is beginning to crack. We’ve all heard about how SEIU-UHW has agreed to allow Kaiser to lay off more than […]
December 20th, 2012
NUHW Kaiser members join CNA info picket
NUHW members and supporters joined thousands of Kaiser RNs in support of a safe staffing info picket across Northern California today. From Antioch to Modesto to Oakland, healthcare workers called attention to the needs of caregivers and the patients and the importance of safe staffing ratios at Kaiser Permanente, California’s largest healthcare provider. You can […]
December 14th, 2012
SEIU’s “Partnership” = $1.8 Billion for Kaiser, layoffs and benefit cuts for workers
When SEIU gave away our retiree health benefits in national bargaining this June, SEIU-UHW claimed it wasn’t really a benefit cut. Now, Kaiser’s Quarterly Financial Report has revealed that SEIU’s retiree health giveaway saved Kaiser more than $1.8 billion. You can read it in black and white. (Please print and share that leaflet with your […]