December 5th, 2022
Fountain Valley RNs and professionals win big raises after joining NUHW
Approximately 850 NUHW-represented registered nurses, medical social workers, speech therapists, physical therapists and pharmacists at Tenet Healthcare’s Fountain Valley Regional Hospital voted overwhelmingly Thursday to ratify a contract that will significantly improve wages and help the hospital confront a severe understaffing crisis. The three-year agreement averted a potential strike at the 400-bed hospital, which provides […]
November 29th, 2022
NUHW members in Hawai’i entering fourth month of strike against Kaiser Permanente
NUHW-represented mental health professionals in Hawaii are now in the fourth month of an open-ended strike against Kaiser Permanente more determined than ever to make the giant HMO address a severe understaffing crisis that makes patients wait months for therapy. The 53 psychologists, social workers, chemical dependency counselors and psychiatric nurses are now engaged in […]
November 29th, 2022
NUHW member at Children’s Hospital Oakland is elected to the Concord City Council
In the spring of 2016, Laura Nakamura, a cardiac sonographer at UCSF Children’s Hospital Oakland, attended a Bernie Sanders rally and “came home really fired up.” An avid bike rider, she soon began attending Concord City Council meetings advocating for safer streets as a member of the grassroots organization Bike Concord. It was, as she […]
November 29th, 2022
NUHW allies win big at the ballot box
NUHW’s political and community organizing work had a profound impact this year — helping us elect officials to key positions throughout California, positioning us to further build our power in Sacramento and in cities and counties throughout the state. The overwhelming majority of candidates endorsed by NUHW won their elections, and those candidates in close […]
October 31st, 2022
Hawai’i Therapists Protest Kaiser Permanente Shortchanging Both Therapists and Hawai’i Patients
Kaiser recently agreed to improvements in patient care and compensation for therapists on the mainland, but insists on paying therapists in Hawai’i far less and refuses to boost service for patients in need. HONOLULU — Striking mental health therapists joined by community leaders will protest Mon. Oct. 31, at 11 a.m., outside Kaiser Permanente’s corporate […]