October 26th, 2022
Fountain Valley NUHW members overwhelmingly approve strike authorization
Approximately 850 NUHW-represented registered nurses and healthcare professionals at Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center overwhelmingly authorized a strike that could begin as early as next month. Since June, Registered Nurses, Pharmacists, Social Workers, Laboratory Scientists and Therapists have been in negotiations with Tenet Healthcare, owner of the hospital, for a contract that addresses urgent short-staffing […]
October 25th, 2022
Member Profile: Claudia Duran
Santa Rosa phlebotomy tech Claudia Duran learned from her family how to stand up for herself, a skill that has served her well in her role as a union steward.
October 25th, 2022
Sutter Alameda Hospice workers join NUHW
Fifty-eight registered nurses, healthcare professionals, and service workers at Sutter Alameda Hospice overcame a big union-busting campaign to join many of their Sutter colleagues as members of NUHW. Sutter tried to intimidate workers by holding in-person anti-union meetings and sending emails and texts urging them to remain unorganized. However, workers at other Sutter Home Health […]
October 25th, 2022
Kindred Orange County members win big raises
Six months of arduous negotiations paid off for more than 300 workers at Kindred Hospital Brea and Kindred Hospital Westminster who overwhelmingly ratified a three-year contract earlier this month. The contract will raise salaries 23 percent on average, with many workers receiving even higher wage increases. The agreement came as workers were in the process […]
October 25th, 2022
News of the Month — October 2022
Some of these stories may require a subscription. CNN, San Francisco Gate, Sacramento Bee, Bloomberg Law, KQED, El Tecolote, Becker’s Hospital Review, Oaklandside, Silicon Valley, Beyond Chron, Healthcare Dive, Med City News, San Francisco Chronicle, LAProgressive, ABC7 , Modern Healthcare, and People’s World are just some of the media outlets that reported on NUHW members […]