August 28th, 2010
NLRB puts it in writing: Our raises, benefits, and PSP are protected by law
On Aug. 26, the federal government officially charged Kaiser management with violating the law for trying to take back raises from NUHW Pros and RNs. They said our raises and benefits are protected by law, and they’ll make management pay up. National Labor Relations Board, Aug. 27, 2010 Notice“…Respondents [Kaiser] failed to maintain the established […]
August 26th, 2010
Join the conversation!
More than 5,000 Kaiser employees have participated in each of two live, statewide telephone conversations about how to improve our jobs and benefits and stop SEIU’s side-deals that undercut our contract. If you weren’t able to join us, you can listen by clicking the play buttons below. Make sure you’re signed up to join the […]
August 23rd, 2010
Kaiser charged with criminal breach of federal labor law
Management caught paying for staff to campaign for SEIU in government-supervised union election for 44,000 employees
Oakland, Calif.—Nine healthcare workers have filed a federal lawsuit against their employer, Kaiser Permanente, for allegedly providing criminal financial support to SEIU. SEIU is the union that Kaiser employees seek to replace in an upcoming election supervised by the federal government.
Under federal law, employers like Kaiser are prohibited from providing financial support to the unions that represent their employees, in order to ensure that unions act in the interest of their members and not on behalf of the employer. Violating this law is a criminal offense.
Kaiser employees’ lawsuit, filed in United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges that Kaiser violated the Labor Management Relations Act by paying for dozens of Kaiser employees to conduct full-time election campaigning on behalf of SEIU.
August 21st, 2010
KPFK interview with historian Cal Winslow about NUHW
KPFK’s Morning Show interviews historian Cal Winslow, author of Labor’s Civil War in California: The NUHW Healthcare Workers Rebellion.
August 21st, 2010
Video: We’re safe and strong in NUHW
NUHW members at hospitals and Kaiser facilities across California explain what happened after they voted to join NUHW.