March 10th, 2022
Courage California and NUHW: Partners for working people
When mental health clinicians at Kaiser Permanente voted to join the newly formed National Union of Healthcare Workers more than a decade ago, Kaiser was intent on never settling a contract let alone collaborating to improve access to mental health care. In their ultimately victorious five-year fight to secure a contract, the NUHW-represented clinicians had […]
February 22nd, 2022
CLUE: A dedicated ally to NUHW and all workers
Clergy and Laity United for Economic Reform (CLUE) has been fighting for low-wage workers and disadvantaged communities for more than 25 years. Founder Rev. James Lawson worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1950s and 1960s honing his pro-labor and nonviolence strategies. He founded the labor-union aligned community group in Los Angeles in […]
February 22nd, 2022
Kaiser professional workers overwhelmingly ratify new contract
More than 400 professional workers including registered dietitians, audiologists, health educators, and speech pathologists overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new contract with Kaiser. The three-year contract includes a three percent raise retroactive to last October followed by two percent raises with additional two percent lump sum pay increases this year and next year. The agreement […]
February 22nd, 2022
NUHW members at Elk Grove Unified School District win better wages and benefits in new contract
NUHW members at Elk Grove Unified School District unanimously approved a new two-year contract that includes wage increases and a new mechanism to address workplace issues with management. The agreement includes: 2 percent wage increase retroactive to July 1, 2020, for 2020-2021 school year 2 percent raise retroactive to July 1, 2021, for 2021-2022 school […]
February 22nd, 2022
NUHW members at Kindred San Leandro fought hard for contract win
After several months of negotiations and a series of escalating actions that demonstrated their unity, nursing assistants, food service workers, housekeepers and unit secretaries at Kindred Hospital San Leandro overwhelmingly won a four-year contract that will boost wages and lower healthcare premiums. The Service Unit workers at the Bay Area hospital won the contract shortly […]