October 26th, 2012
We told CPMC, “We’re ready to fight!”
When Sutter/CPMC came to 750 NUHW members across the bargaining table and said they wanted us to agree to cut our vacation days, sick time, health benefits and to make it harder for casual workers to become classified as benefitted employees, we responded in no uncertain terms. We said, “We’ll see you on the picket line!” […]
October 20th, 2012
Our union puts members first
Nothing demonstrates our union’s power in quite the same way as how we enforce our collective bargaining agreement with our employer. How we enforce our contract shows the world what our union is made of. As proud NUHW Registered Nurses in the Kaiser LAMC unit we can tell you that the terms and conditions of […]
October 15th, 2012
NUHW representative files lawsuit against SEIU stewards for assault and battery
What kind of union do we want? My name is Gloria Villasenor, and I’m an NUHW steward in the Kaiser Optical Unit. I’m proud of the fact that in my steward council, whether we’re representing workers, making sure our contract is enforced, or going on strike to fight the cuts that SEIU has accepted, we […]
October 15th, 2012
NUHW Representative Files Suit Against SEIU Workplace Bullies for Assault and Battery
Vallejo, California — On the same day that SEIU President Mary Kay Henry is appearing at a “Freedom From Workplace Bullies Week” event in Washington DC, a lawsuit is being filed in California against three SEIU shop stewards for bullying a representative of another union at the workplace. A representative for the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) at […]
October 3rd, 2012
NUHW Secures Expanded Worksite Access for Worker Organizers through Labor Board Decision
Emeryville, California — The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has rejected a request by Keck Medical Center of USC and Sodexo America LLC to reconsider a July NLRB Decision and Order which found that the hospital had violated the National Labor Relations Act by unfairly restricting worksite access by off-duty employees in a way that discriminated against […]