July 21st, 2011
NUHW Caregivers Ratify Contract at Doctors San Pablo
Contract protects workers’ wages and benefits even as public hospital faces financial challenges San Pablo, California – Workers at Doctors Medical Center San Pablo have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement by a vote of 125 to 9. The new contract leaves workers’ wages and benefits whole, containing no concessions even at a time of […]
July 21st, 2011
In The News: NLRB Judge Throws Out Kaiser Elections
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has just thrown out the results of the September/October 2010 representation election at Kaiser Permanente, the huge California based Health Maintenance Organization. The ruling, by an administrative law judge, has handed California healthcare workers a stunning victory. In that election, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) defeated the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW), the new union challenging SEIU in the healthcare industry. The 2010 election – involving 43,000 Kaiser service and tech workers – was marred by a SEIU campaign of lies, fear and intimidation. The election itself was estimated to have cost SEIU between $20 and $40 million dollars – more than $500 per vote.
July 21st, 2011
NLRB Judge Throws Out Kaiser Elections
Beyond Chron: by Cal Winslow‚ Jul. 20‚ 2011 The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has just thrown out the results of the September/October 2010 representation election at Kaiser Permanente, the huge California based Health Maintenance Organization. The ruling, by an administrative law judge, has handed California healthcare workers a stunning victory. In that election, the […]
July 19th, 2011
Federal Labor Board Orders New Kaiser Election After Finding SEIU Guilty of “Coercive” Conduct that “Interfered with Employees’ Freedom of Choice”
43,000 Healthcare Workers Preparing for Re-Run of Largest Union Election in 70 Years Washington, DC – A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) administrative law judge has recommended throwing out the results of last year’s election between the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) for 43,000 Kaiser Permanente employees in California. On July 18, […]
July 19th, 2011
NLRB Judge Overturns Kaiser Service and Tech election
Today, Kaiser workers’ right to a fair election was vindicated by the NLRB. In a 34-page ruling, Judge Lana Parke overturned last fall’s Kaiser Service and Tech election for 43,000 healthcare workers due to SEIU-UHW’s reliance on the illegal conduct of Kaiser Permanente to intimidate workers from supporting NUHW. Judge Parke ruled that SEIU broke the […]