June 8th, 2012
SEIU cut a back room deal with Kaiser, I was there
My name is Sophia Sims. I’ve worked at Kaiser Panorama City since 2003, and before that at Woodland Hills since 1988. Until last week, I was a member of SEIU-UHW’s Executive Board. I also served on SEIU’s bargaining team for the contract we’re currently voting on. After reading the language in the Tentative Agreement on […]
May 29th, 2012
NUHW celebrates Dolores Huerta, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Dolores Huerta, accompanied by Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and NUHW President Sal Rosselli at the White HouseCivil rights activist and labor legend Dolores Huerta received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama at the White House today.
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, who joined the ceremony, commented, “Today, President Obama will honor Dolores Huerta with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for a lifetime dedicated to workers’ rights and social justice. She joins the ranks of other luminaries throughout history, including Cesar Chavez, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mother Teresa, who have received this much-deserved honor.”
May 24th, 2012
National press highlights SEIU’s giveaways to Kaiser
Two weeks ago, after SEIU-UHW tried to keep healthcare workers in the dark by refusing to share details of agreements they had signed with Kaiser, NUHW blew the lid off of SEIU’s secret deal by printing the tentative agreements and exposing SEIU’s giveaways for everyone to see. Now a national publication with special coverage of […]