September 16th, 2011
Picket line maps and locations
In Northern California, our strike is a one-day strike and will take place on Thursday, September 22nd beginning at 7am (except at the Optical Lab, where it begins at 6am.) Here are the locations of ALL of the Northern California picket lines. (Click on the link and scroll to find your facility): North Bay picket lines: Santa Rosa (including Roehnert Park), Vacaville (including […]
September 14th, 2011
Next Week’s Statewide Strike Grows 2,000 Engineers Stronger
On Monday, the International Union of Operating Engineers, Stationary Engineers, Local 39 officially notified Kaiser Permanente of its intent to honor next week’s statewide strike by the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). Together with the accompanying sympathy strike at Kaiser by the California Nurses Assocation, the total number of workers who will participate in […]
September 14th, 2011
2,000 Engineers Join Next Week’s Statewide Strike by Kaiser Caregivers
Participation by Stationary Engineers’ union brings number of Kaiser strikers to 23,000 OAKLAND – On Monday, the International Union of Operating Engineers, Stationary Engineers, Local 39 officially notified Kaiser Permanente of its intent to honor next week’s statewide strike by the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). Together with the accompanying sympathy strike at Kaiser […]
September 14th, 2011
Labor Board Issues Complaint Against SVMH Management for Violating Workers’ Rights
Salinas, California – On Monday, the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) issued a complaint against the Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System for engaging in unfair labor practices that interfered with SVMH employees’ rights. The PERB responded to two separate charges filed by the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). The Board agreed that on June 20 […]
September 13th, 2011
NUHW Endorses Five Candidates in Local Races
Salinas, California – Last weekend, members of The National Union of Healthcare Workers made a series of endorsement decisions on candidates running for local public offices. NUHW has endorsed the following candidates: Hartnell Community College District, Area 1: Demetrio Pruneda Hartnell Community College District, Area 4: Ralph Garcia Hartnell Community College District, Area 5: Bill […]