February 12th, 2010
NUHW members support Unite Here Disney workers in hunger strike and rally for safety
Click here for full-screen slideshow Since Wednesday, Disney hotel workers have been holding a water-only fast for justice outside the Grand Californian Hotel. NUHW nurses have been by their side every morning and night to monitor their health as they go without food to bring attention to the health and safety issues they face at […]
February 10th, 2010
Solidarity Magazine: NUHW Landslide Election in S. California
Yesterday’s election carried particularly high stakes given that 50,000 additional Kaiser employees are currently petitioning for an election this summer. Last year, SEIU and Kaiser’s management intervened to stop an earlier election request by these same employees, prompting workers to launch their second petition-gathering effort.
Yesterday’s election was also significant in that it served as an important gauge of workers’ opinions one year after SEIU President Andy Stern imposed an unpopular trusteeship on January 27, 2009. Particularly stunning is the fact that RNs voted by a 95%-to-5% margin to join NUHW — a margin that is unheard of in sharply contested elections, especially where the losing union enjoys a large resource advantage.
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, […]