April 2nd, 2009
500 San Francisco homecare workers petition to join NUHW
“NUHW is our union, led by healthcare workers who understand the work we do. We’re joining to protect the gains we made over the years and stop the unprecedented budget cuts that could hurt our homecare consumers and put our families in poverty.”
—Rosie Byers, homecare worker at IHSS Consortium
April 1st, 2009
500 San Francisco homecare workers petition to join NUHW
IHSS Consortium workers join 92,000 Kaiser, hospital and nursing home workers in effort to leave SEIU and join the National Union of Healthcare Workers
SAN FRANCISCO—More than 500 homecare workers at San Francisco’s In-Home Supportive Services Consortium petitioned on Monday to join the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). Caregivers say they’re getting rid of their old union, SEIU, so they can stay united with the 92,000 other California healthcare workers who are also seeking to join NUHW.
April 1st, 2009
1,000 more workers at Alameda County Medical Center petition to join NUHW
Caregivers reject SEIU Local 1021 after union officials pushed them to ratify an incomplete contract and give up their right to choose their union
OAKLAND—More than 1,000 healthcare workers at Alameda County Medical Center (ACMC) have petitioned to join the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW), joining almost 500 more who petitioned in early March. Workers say officials at their old union, SEIU Local 1021, tried to take away their right to choose their union by railroading them into a bad union contract that left their health benefits at risk.
March 31st, 2009
Shop stewards fight back
Despite SEIU’s desperate attempts to remove elected workplace leaders and destroy their union, stewards pledge to support their co-workers and unite for a strong, democratic voice in NUHW.
March 28th, 2009
Behind the News: Steve Early on labor’s prospects and SEIU’s rampage
Segment begins at 39:15 — Click to listen On Behind the News, Doug Henwood interviews labor journalist Steve Early about the labor movement’s hopes and SEIU’s destructive rampage against other unions. Source: KPFK