September 20th, 2012
What they aren’t telling us
What do an average 5% dues increase and a $6 million partnership tax have in common? Both are part of SEIU-UHW’s plan for Kaiser workers, and both are things SEIU isn’t telling us about. While NUHW members at Kaiser have received all of their scheduled raises and benefits and haven’t agreed to a single takeaway, […]
September 12th, 2012
Inside SEIU and Kaiser’s “Total Health” program
Peer pressure, privacy violations and discrimination This week SEIU-UHW lifted the curtain on its “Total Health” partnership with Kaiser, and it’s not pretty. A leaked, confidential memo spells out SEIU’s agenda for their new wellness program: “Goal should be to get people to peer pressure their friends.” If any of us had doubts about what […]
September 11th, 2012
NUHW members stand united with Chicago teachers
Today, 29,000 Chicago teachers went out on strike to protect their students and themselves. NUHW members wholeheartedly stand with them. Chicago teachers are on the front lines of a battle against a corporate-backed assault on our public education system. The fight in Chicago is over class size, testing and teacher evaluations. The stakes are enormous. […]
September 7th, 2012
Daily Cal: Alta Bates medical workers looking to switch labor unions
Pooja Mhatre, Berkeley Daily Cal Workers at the Alta Bates Medical Summit Center in Berkeley submitted a petition Tuesday requesting a switch in labor unions, in what they deem an effort to better protect their contracts and gain more democratic representation. The petition — which has been signed by more than 1,200 hospital workers — […]
September 6th, 2012
Why we are choosing NUHW, and leaving SEIU
On Tuesday morning, a supermajority of 1,100 healthcare workers at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center submitted petitions for an election to leave SEIU-UHW and join NUHW. Just like 49 workers at San Francisco’s Mission Neighborhood Health Center who voted 43-2 on Wednesday to join NUHW, we can’t wait to get out of SEIU. In January […]