July 26th, 2022
Member profile: Juana Martinez
NUHW steward Juana Martinez, a housekeeper at Queen of the Valley, is active in her union and on the dance floor.
July 26th, 2022
Queen of the Valley workers win mid-contract raises and are ready to fight for more
Forcing an employer to raise wages in the middle of a contract isn’t easy, but Queen workers never stopped fighting and advocating for each other. They researched how their wages compared to those of nearby hospitals, and demonstrated their strength in January with aninformational picket that drew public attention to severe understaffing in the hospital […]
July 26th, 2022
USC Call Center workers get big raises
With two daughters in college and one entering her senior year in high school, there are always extra expenses coming up for Gabby Guzman. “There’s tuition, supplies, boarding,” says the USC Call Center Scheduler. “Even though they’re in New York and San Francisco, you’re still there for them, helping them no matter what.” Guzman has […]
July 26th, 2022
News of the Month — July 2022
Some of these stories may require a subscription. Capital & Main features NUHW members Emily Ryan, Susan Whitney, Tanya Veluz and Ken Harlander in a feature story about mental health practitioners at Kaiser being so overburdened with patients that waiting periods between appointments can be six weeks or more. The story also notes California’s Department […]
July 6th, 2022
Getting the word out about our new mental health access law
After fighting hard to pass a landmark law that requires health insurers to end dangerously long waits for mental health therapy appointments, NUHW-represented clinicians and their allies have launched a campaign to inform Californians of their new rights to access timely care. With SB 221 slated to go into effect on July 1, clinicians Sarah […]