February 27th, 2023

Seton professionals win long battle for better wages

This page is also available in:   Español   When nearly three dozen social workers, dietitians, care managers, speech pathologists, occupational therapists and physical therapists at Seton Medical Center joined NUHW in late 2021, they knew that bargaining wouldn’t be easy. Seton, which is located just south of San Francisco, has faced multiple bankruptcies and […]

February 27th, 2023

Kindred workers in San Diego gain voluntary union recognition

This page is also available in:   Español   For years, pharmacists, pharmacy techs, and clinical lab scientists struggled to secure fair wages from Kindred San Diego while their unionized colleagues, including nurses, housekeepers and medical technicians, organized to win strong wages and have a voice in the operation of their hospital. So when they […]

February 27th, 2023

News of the Month — February 2023

Some of these stories may require a subscription.  NUHW was featured in a Law360 story about healthcare unions expecting organizing to ramp up as nurses across the country continue to protest high nurse-to-patient ratios and insufficient wages. NUHW President Sal Rosselli said for some nurses, these issues have been decades in the making as healthcare […]

February 27th, 2023

NUHW members help lead fight to save acclaimed birthing center

This page is also available in:   Español   NUHW members at Petaluma Valley Hospital joined with their nurse colleagues on February 15 for a rally to save the hospital’s acclaimed birthing center from closure. After the rally, the workers attended a meeting of the Petaluma Health Care District during which board members made their […]

February 27th, 2023

Mental health therapists at Kaiser Permanente in Hawai’i ratify contract ending 172-day strike

NUHW-represented mental health clinicians in Hawai’i ratified a three-year contract on February 19 that ended the longest mental health strike in U.S. history. For 172 days, the approximately 50 psychologists, social workers, nurses and chemical dependency counselors withheld their labor to demand that Kaiser Permanente treat them fairly and provide care that meets the needs […]