December 21st, 2010
Workers at The Sequoias Picket for a Fair Contract
Workers at The Sequoias retirement community in Portola Valley braved the bad weather last week and picketed their employer for refusing to bargain fairly toward a decent contract. Workers at The Sequoias have been bargaining with management for over a year, aiming to settle a contract with no healthcare benefit cost increases and with reasonable annual wage improvements. […]
December 20th, 2010
HHS-Employed Housekeepers Fight for Fair Treatment by Los Alamitos Medical Center
Housekeepers employed by Hospital Housekeeping Systems (HHS) are currently working for poverty wages at Los Alamitos Medical Center, without affordable healthcare coverage and without adequate staffing. But after workers unanimously ratified a groundbreaking tentative agreement with HHS, the hospital announced that it may discontinue its contract with the subcontractor, costing HHS workers their collective bargaining agreement and […]
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 […]