June 27th, 2022
Workers at USC Eye Institute vote to join NUHW
Every month, Rene Angeles pays over $300 a month for his family healthcare coverage. Despite working for six years for one of the richest medical institutions in Southern California — the Eye Institute at USC — the ophthalmic service specialist only has a partially-subsidized employer medical insurance plan. The prospect of winning a free HMO […]
June 24th, 2022
NUHW statement on the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade
The overturning of Roe v. Wade is a devastating decision that jeopardizes the health and safety of millions of people in our country and denies the basic right of autonomy over one’s body for more than half our population. Today’s ruling marks the first time that the Supreme Court has recognized a constitutional right and […]
May 26th, 2022
CARA and NUHW: Fighting together for health justice
One issue that binds NUHW with its closest allies is our conviction that healthcare is a human right. So last June, on the day that California officially lifted COVID-19 restrictions, NUHW members flocked to the State Capital to rally for Medicare for All, a single payer healthcare system that would guarantee all Californians with equal […]
May 24th, 2022
Kaiser faces new behavioral health probe
Citing mounting concerns from mental health advocates including NUHW members and a surge in patient complaints, California’s Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) is launching a comprehensive investigation into whether Kaiser Permanente is providing adequate mental health coverage to the 9.4 million Californians enrolled in its health plan. The agency, which was already working on […]
May 24th, 2022
Kaiser mental health workers strike in Hawaii
NUHW-represented Psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses and chemical dependency counselors held a three-day strike May 18-20 at clinics and medical facilities across Hawaii to protest Kaiser Permanente’s severe understaffing of its behavioral health services that forces patients to wait months for therapy sessions. The workers held spirited strike lines on Oahu, Maui and the Big […]