January 11th, 2011
Remembering Union Sister Phyllis Tunson
Long-time union activist Phyllis Tunson died two weeks ago in a tragic accident on her way home to San Francisco from Woodland Hills, where she was visiting family for the holidays. Phyllis was a food service worker and a union shop steward at the Ralph K. Davies campus of the California Pacific Medical Center in […]
January 10th, 2011
Kindred Workers Vote to Join NUHW
Caregivers reject SEIU’s fear campaign San Leandro, California – Workers at Kindred Hospital San Francisco Bay Area have voted to leave the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and join the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) completed the vote count last Friday with a final tally of 46 for […]
January 8th, 2011
Kindred Hospital Workers Vote to Join NUHW!
Happy New Year to workers at Kindred Hospital, NUHW’s newest members! Today the vote count was completed for an election between NUHW and SEIU at Kindred Hospital in San Leandro. Kindred workers voted 46 for NUHW to 25 for SEIU, close to a 2-to-1 victory. “Finally we’re united again in a union that we control […]
January 6th, 2011
Kaiser Agrees to Stop Breaking Law, Restores Workers’ Raises and Benefits
Affidavit from Kaiser VP demonstrates that SEIU misinformed workers LOS ANGELES – After being ordered by two judges to comply with the law, Kaiser Permanente has agreed to restore illegally withheld raises and benefits to 2,300 National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) members in Southern California. Yesterday, Kaiser Permanente Regional Vice President of Human Resources […]
January 6th, 2011
Kaiser Agrees to Stop Breaking the Law, Restores NUHW Members’ Raises and Benefits
After being ordered by two judges to comply with the law, Kaiser Permanente has agreed to restore illegally withheld raises and benefits to 2,300 NUHW members in Southern California. Yesterday, Kaiser Regional Vice President of Human Resources Arlene Peasnall filed an affidavit in federal court, stating that “(t)he 2% across the board pay increase has […]