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April 13th, 2012

An NUHW Rank-and-File Hero Retires

Marilyn Benson worked as a Licensed Vocational Nurse at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital for 37 years. She was elected Chief Shop Steward, and served as an elected member of the Executive Board with Local 250 and UHW. As a rank-and-file leader, Marilyn experienced the turmoil of two separate trusteeships, and became a founding member of NUHW. […]

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April 12th, 2012

We ratified contracts with raises and no concessions

This week, with more than 50% of the members covered by the agreements casting ballots, we voted overwhelmingly to ratify NUHW contracts at Keck Medical Center at USC and Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.  NUHW is on a roll! In both cases, we won three years of raises with no concessions on health or retirement benefits. […]

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April 5th, 2012

Huge contract victories for NUHW

April kicked off with a string of huge contract victories for healthcare workers in NUHW…and we’re stoked! At Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, after a nine-year struggle to organize a union and win a fair contract, we reached agreement for a great contract on Tuesday. Our tentative agreement, reached after 11 months of bargaining, includes across-the-board […]

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April 5th, 2012

After 9-year Struggle, Santa Rosa Memorial Caregivers Reach Contract Settlement

Santa Rosa, California – On Tuesday night, workers at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (SRMH) reached a tentative agreement with management for a union contract with across-the-board wage increases, improved retirement benefits, seniority rights, just cause rights, employment security protections, representation rights, and other workplace protections and improvements. The agreement caps a nine-year effort by Santa […]

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April 4th, 2012

Caregivers, Keck Hospital reach a tentative agreement

By DANIEL ROTHBERG · Daily Trojan The Keck Hospital of USC and the National Union of Healthcare Workers reached a tentative agreement Tuesday for a three-year contract that, if ratified, will remain in effect until April 2015. NUHW members will vote to ratify the deal next week. Caregivers at the Keck Hospital of USC (above) reached a […]