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 […]
June 29th, 2022
June 2022 PULSE
In June, NUHW welcomed new members at Keck-USC, led workshops and panel discussions at the nation’s larger pro-worker conference, confronted the CEO of Kaiser Permanente at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco, commemorated Pride Month and stood in solidarity with striking RNs at two California hospitals. Check out the stories below, and get to […]
June 28th, 2022
News of the Month — June 2022
Some of these stories may require a subscription. NUHW member Ken Rogers, a psychologist at Kaiser’s South Sacramento/Elk Grove clinic, and Shay Loftus, a psychologist at Fairfield Mental Health and Wellness Center in Solano County, are featured in an LA Progressive story about 2,000 NUHW mental health practitioner members who have voted to strike against […]
June 27th, 2022
NUHW members show solidarity with RN colleagues
When registered nurses represented by the California Nurses Association went on strike at two hospitals this month, their NUHW colleagues stood in solidarity. At Seton Medical Center in Daly City, registered nurses and NUHW-represented healthcare workers for years have fought together: first to keep the hospital from closing and now to demand that the new […]
June 27th, 2022
NUHW has strong presence at Labor Notes conference
NUHW had a strong contingent at the 2020 Labor Notes Conference, which brought together approximately 4,000 union workers and leaders from across the country for a weekend of panels, workshops, and social gatherings aimed at sharing knowledge and helping advance the rights of working people. The stars of the conference were Amazon and Starbucks workers […]