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 […]
June 13th, 2011
NUHW Releases Transcripts of NLRB Hearings on Collusion between Kaiser Permanente and SEIU in 2010 Election
Last week, NUHW released the full transcripts of 23 days of recently concluded hearings ordered by the NLRB to investigate alleged violations committed by SEIU and Kaiser Permanente during last year’s election for 43,000 Kaiser employees. The hearings could result in the overturning of last fall’s election results. NUHW raised objections with the NLRB to the […]