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January 24th, 2012

Join our statewide call for Kaiser Service and Tech

This Wednesday, January 25 at 7pm, NUHW will hold a state-wide phone call with thousands of Kaiser Service and Tech workers. Topics covered on the call will be:   Sal Rosselli on the State of NUHW Progress report on the Kaiser professionals’ contract campaign Legal update on the scheduling of the S&T election News on […]

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January 21st, 2012

Health care workers, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital reach tentative deal

by Andy Stinythe Californian, Jan. 17 2012 Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) have reached a tentative agreement on a contract with the Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System, the union said in a news release issued Tuesday. The new contract would end 12 months of difficult negotiations between the two sides. The […]

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January 20th, 2012

More than 21,000 Kaiser Permanente Caregivers to Strike Statewide on January 31

OAKLAND – This week, the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) notified Kaiser Permanente of the union’s intent to engage in a 24-hour statewide strike on January 31st.  NUHW’s 4,000 members at Kaiser will be joined by 17,000 Registered Nurses with the California Nurses Association and 650 members of the Stationary Engineers Local 39 who will be striking in sympathy with NUHW in the largest walkout in the HMO’s history. The January 31st […]

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January 20th, 2012

Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital workers ratify Tentative Agreement by a vote of 388-1

Workers at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital (SVMH) approved a Tentative Agreement reached on Monday between management and the union in a vote of 388 in favor to 1 against, or 99% percent in favor of ratification, with a 54% turnout. On January 26, the Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System Board of Directors will vote on the Tentative […]

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January 20th, 2012

Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Workers Ratify Tentative Agreement with Management

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2012 – Contact Leighton Woodhouse: (213) 948-3545 Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Workers Ratify Tentative Agreement with Management Salinas, California – Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital (SVMH) approved a Tentative Agreement reached on Monday between management and the union in a vote of […]