January 13th, 2023
Recalling NUHW’s strike to make Kaiser honor MLK Day
For the first time since Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday in 1986, Kaiser Permanente will honor the King Holiday as a paid holiday this year for all employees. The drive to make Kaiser recognize the King Holiday was spearheaded by NUHW-represented mental health clinicians. Through their Racial Justice & Equity Committee, […]
December 27th, 2022
NUHW receives record new organizing inquiries in 2022
In a year that saw support for unions continue to rise, NUHW experienced strong growth and unprecedented interest from healthcare workers interested in unionizing. NUHW organized more caregivers in 2022 than any year over the past decade, increasing its membership by nearly 10 percent. The union saw a record 517 inquiries from workers seeking to […]
December 21st, 2022
December 2022 PULSE
In December, NUHW members convinced the largest health insurance purchaser in Hawai’i to let its members leave Kaiser over inadequate access to mental health care, won big raises at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, held a successful picket at Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center and welcomed nearly 200 workers at West Anaheim Medical Center and […]
December 20th, 2022
More USC and West Anaheim Medical Center workers join NUHW
December proved to be another strong month for new organizing with nearly 200 workers at West Anaheim Medical Center and the University of Southern California voting to join NUHW. At West Anaheim, 179 workers, including nursing assistants, housekeepers, food service workers, EMTs, monitor techs, pharmacy techs, phlebotomists, and unit secretaries voted overwhelmingly to join NUHW. […]
December 19th, 2022
Nursing home workers in San Francisco win 7 percent raises in Year 1 of new contract
NUHW members at San Francisco Post Acute recently voted to ratify a three-year contract with significant wage and benefit improvements. The contract guarantees wage increases of at least 13 percent for workers, with 7 percent raises in the first year to offset rising prices. The agreement also includes improved starting wages, more money for working […]