September 14th, 2011
Labor Board Issues Complaint Against SVMH Management for Violating Workers’ Rights
Salinas, California – On Monday, the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) issued a complaint against the Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System for engaging in unfair labor practices that interfered with SVMH employees’ rights. The PERB responded to two separate charges filed by the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). The Board agreed that on June 20 […]
September 13th, 2011
NUHW Endorses Five Candidates in Local Races
Salinas, California – Last weekend, members of The National Union of Healthcare Workers made a series of endorsement decisions on candidates running for local public offices. NUHW has endorsed the following candidates: Hartnell Community College District, Area 1: Demetrio Pruneda Hartnell Community College District, Area 4: Ralph Garcia Hartnell Community College District, Area 5: Bill […]
September 9th, 2011
4,000 NUHW Members and 17,000 California Nurses Association Members to Engage in Largest Strike in Kaiser’s History
NUHW issues official notice of giant health insurer’s first ever statewide strike OAKLAND – Yesterday, the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) issued official notice to Kaiser Permanente of the union’s plan to engage in a statewide strike by 4,000 Kaiser caregivers should management continue to refuse to bargain in good faith toward a fair […]
September 8th, 2011
We’re telling Kaiser “No way!”
Brothers and Sisters: Yesterday, on behalf of 4,000 NUHW members in dozens of Kaiser hospitals and clinics all over California, we issued official notice to Kaiser Permanente of our plan to engage in a statewide strike in two weeks’ time. We will be joined by 17,000 RNs from the CNA who are walking off the […]
September 7th, 2011
In The News: SEIU case shows why integrity must be a mainstay of the labor movement
Opinion article in The San Jose Mercury News: By Paul Rockwell There is no greater blow to the moral authority of the labor movement than a fraudulent union election, especially when the union is large and wealthy. The right to organize and bargain collectively and the right of employees to choose the union that represents them […]