June 22nd, 2011
In The News: Workers strike at hospital where CEO got $5-million retirement plan
From today’s Los Angeles Times: About 850 workers at a Salinas public hospital went on strike Tuesday, about two months after revelations of a multimillion-dollar pension awarded to the hospital’s CEO. Caregivers at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital walked off their jobs at 6 a.m., according to representatives of the National Union of Healthcare Workers. […]
June 21st, 2011
On Strike in Salinas
Dear Brothers and Sisters, We’re showing management what unity looks like at Salinas Valley Memorial. Starting at six o’clock this morning, 800 NUHW members at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital walked off the job and onto the picket line. Our message is clear: we’re telling management to start bargaining in good faith and settle a fair contract that […]
June 21st, 2011
They say cutback, we say fight back!
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital workers on strike!
June 17th, 2011
Kaiser pays up
Dear Brothers and Sisters: Last week, Southern California Kaiser NUHW members began to receive checks totaling over $2 million in back pay plus interest covering raises that Kaiser Permanente withheld from us after we voted to join NUHW. These checks represent a powerful victory for us. By ordering Kaiser to pay up, two federal judges […]