October 25th, 2022
Kindred Orange County members win big raises
Six months of arduous negotiations paid off for more than 300 workers at Kindred Hospital Brea and Kindred Hospital Westminster who overwhelmingly ratified a three-year contract earlier this month. The contract will raise salaries 23 percent on average, with many workers receiving even higher wage increases. The agreement came as workers were in the process […]
October 21st, 2022
Safety issues, short staffing prompt strike authorization of 800 healthcare workers at Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center
After months of complaints to the California Department of Public Health about worsening conditions at the hospital and stalled contract negotiations with Tenet Health, owner of Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, healthcare workers have had enough (Oct, 21 Fountain Valley, Calif) – More than 800 registered nurses and healthcare professionals at Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center overwhelmingly […]
October 19th, 2022
NUHW, Kaiser reach agreement in California
Joint statement by the National Union of Healthcare Workers and Kaiser Permanente on having reached a tentative agreement to end the mental health care strike in Northern California: Kaiser Permanente and the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) are pleased to jointly announce that in the early hours of Oct. 18, we reached a tentative agreement for […]
September 29th, 2022
Kaiser mental health clinicians striking in Northern California and Hawai’i
More than 2,000 NUHW members in Northern California and Hawai’i have been on strike for the entire month of September to make Kaiser Permanente offer fair contracts that increase staffing and improve access to mental health care. The strike has captured national attention, shining a light on the nation’s largest non-profit HMO’s refusal to adequately […]
September 28th, 2022
NUHW members do their part to elect pro-worker candidates in this year’s election
NUHW members have been working hard to ensure that healthcare workers have a voice in Sacramento on important issues like Medicare for All and workers’ rights. In Primary elections, members completed hundreds of volunteer shifts across California, knocking on doors to help candidates that will protect the rights of workers. In November, voters will decide […]