December 30th, 2011
Our Union’s Progress in 2011
Dear Brothers and Sisters: In 2011, NUHW members made history fighting for workers’ and patients’ rights—including leading one of the nation’s largest strikes at Kaiser Permanente, winning major elections, expanding NUHW’s membership and settling contracts that secure the future of our union. The following are just some of the ways in which NUHW grew last […]
December 30th, 2011
Salinas Californian commentary: New year brings chance to resolve differences
The Salinas Californian: By Esther Fierros-Nunez, George Ross and John Borsos This was a tumultuous year at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital. Our hospital has been rocked by a change in top leadership, a high-profile conflict between frontline workers and management including a one-day strike and three-day lockout, a parade of headlines about financial improprieties by […]
December 30th, 2011
Salinas Californian commentary: New year brings chance to resolve differences
The Salinas Californian: By Esther Fierros-Nunez, George Ross and John Borsos This was a tumultuous year at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital. Our hospital has been rocked by a change in top leadership, a high-profile conflict between frontline workers and management including a one-day strike and three-day lockout, a parade of headlines about financial improprieties by […]
December 29th, 2011
We ratified our NUHW contract at Providence Tarzana by a margin of 98%
Dear Brothers and Sisters, I want to pass on some very good news. We ratified our NUHW contract at Providence Tarzana Medical Center by a margin of 98%. This holiday season, we will celebrate with our families knowing that, united in NUHW, we’ve won yearly 2% raises for three years beginning next month, maintained our ban on subcontracting […]
December 22nd, 2011
Kaiser Skirting State Regulations in January Rate Hike on 660,000 Californians
Emeryville, California – Today, the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) and the Courage Campaign requested that the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) “exercise its full statutory authority” to investigate insurance rate hikes that Kaiser Permanente plans to impose on 660,000 Californians on January 1, 2012, due to Kaiser’s failure to provide data required […]