December 20th, 2010
Kaiser Nurses Joined by Dolores Huerta Tonight in Candlelight Vigil for a Fair Contract
Workers and community leaders call on Kaiser to stop breaking the law and treat caregivers fairly What: Candlelight vigil for a fair contract When: Monday, December 20th at 8pm Where: Kaiser Los Angeles Medical Center, 4867 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles Who: Kaiser RNs and other NUHW healthcare workers, joined by labor legend Dolores Huerta and Rabbi Jonathan Klein of CLUE-LA […]
December 20th, 2010
NUHW Members File Charges Against Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, Prepare to File Lawsuit on Layoffs
Last Thursday, NUHW members at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital filed Unfair Labor Practice charges with the Public Employment Relations Board against their employer for refusal to bargain over approximately 100 proposed layoffs. Union members are also preparing to file a lawsuit against the hospital for its failure to comply with both the federal and state Worker […]
December 19th, 2010
Caregivers File Charges Against Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, Prepare to File Lawsuit on Layoffs
Salinas, California – Last Thursday, hospital employees represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) filed Unfair Labor Practice charges with the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) against Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital (SVMH) for its refusal to bargain with their union over approximately 100 proposed layoffs. Through their union, workers are also preparing to […]
December 19th, 2010
Federal Judge Orders Kaiser to Grant “Unlawfully Withheld” Wages and Benefits to NUHW Members
LOS ANGELES – Judge Gary Allen Feess of the United States District Court, Central District of California, has issued an injunction against Kaiser Permanente for illegally withholding scheduled wage increases and benefits from 2,300 Southern California Registered Nurses and professionals who voted to join the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) in January of this year. “Kaiser broke the […]
December 17th, 2010
Federal Judge orders Kaiser to grant “unlawfully withheld” raises and benefits to NUHW members
Judge Gary Allen Feess of the United States District Court, Central District of California, has issued an injunction against Kaiser Permanente for illegally withholding scheduled wage increases and benefits from 2,300 Southern California RNs and professionals who voted to join NUHW in January of this year. The judge’s ruling charges Kaiser with “failing and refusing to […]