February 5th, 2010
Counterpunch: Healthcare Workers Savor a Victory
California’s healthcare workers and their new union, the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) have won, in this winter of recession and war, a magnificent victory in a key series of electoral contests. Just last week, worker volunteers, health care workers managing their own campaigns, defeated the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) by choosing NUHW in three representational elections. There are more than one hundred elections to come this year.
February 4th, 2010
Labor board orders election for USC University Hospital workers to join NUHW
The National Labor Relations Board today ordered elections for nearly 600 workers at USC University Hospital to join NUHW, including 65 Sodexho employees who work at the hospital. Like the recent elections at Kaiser, both of these elections are votes that SEIU tried for months to stop. But the board rejected SEIU’s effort and protected […]
February 4th, 2010
NUHW calls for confirmation of Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board
Washington, D.C.—The National Union of Healthcare Workers today called for the confirmation of Craig Becker, President Obama’s nominee for the National Labor Relations Board. In a letter sent to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, NUHW Interim President Sal Rosselli wrote, “Mr. Becker has impeccable scholarly credentials, a strong reputation as fair, […]
February 1st, 2010
Video: Kaiser Pros and RNs join NUHW
UPDATE: It’s official! On Feb. 3 the labor board certified NUHW as the official representative of Kaiser professionals across Southern California.
January 30th, 2010
KPCC: Health care workers at Kaiser Permanente’s SoCal facilities drop SEIU, join upstart union
By Brian Watt, KPCC
Health care workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities in Southern California have voted to give their union the boot. The massive Service Employees International Union is out, and the small upstart National Union of Healthcare Workers is in.
More than 2,000 nurses and other health care professionals at Kaiser facilities in the Southland took part in the vote. They favored joining the National Union of Healthcare Workers by a margin of six to one.