April 27th, 2022
Fountain Valley NUHW members recognized as Women of the Year
Registered nurses Claudine Miranda and Mida Apodaca get their satisfaction from serving patients, but they felt a little extra appreciated recently when Congressman Lou Correa named them “Women of the Year” in his congressional district. “I feel accomplished. It’s nice that you’re being recognized for the things that you do,” said Miranda, a pediatrics ICU […]
April 27th, 2022
Sutter Care at Home caregivers are organizing for change with NUHW
More than two years since COVID-19 started spreading around the globe, NUHW is seeing explosive membership growth as healthcare workers, still reeling from working grueling hours without adequate health protections, demand a bigger voice in their workplaces. Among the caregivers forming unions with NUHW are home healthcare workers employed by Sutter Health, the largest non-profit […]
April 19th, 2022
NUHW Legislative Victories Improve Patient Care
NUHW isn’t only focused on winning better wages and working conditions. We’re committed to improving patient care. And, when healthcare corporations refuse to take action at the bargaining table, we have the relationships and credibility to take our fight to Sacramento — and win. When it comes to mental health care, NUHW members have become […]
April 8th, 2022
Election victory: Workers at Sutter Care at Home San Francisco join with NUHW
Forty-nine workers from Sutter Care at Home San Francisco voted March 31 to join NUHW. The caregivers include schedulers, home health aides, medical records specialists, intake specialists, RNs, LVNs, LVN care coordinators. They are joining more than 1,000 NUHW-represented Sutter workers in Sacramento, Concord, San Leandro, Santa Cruz, and at San Francisco’s California Pacific Medical […]
March 30th, 2022
March 2022 PULSE
In March, NUHW members won new contracts with sizable raises, welcomed 850 RNs and healthcare professionals who voted join our union, participated in an NUHW co-sponsored Los Angeles Mayoral Debate, and commemorated Women’s History Month. Check out the stories below, and learn how one per diem worker at Kaiser is benefitting from winning the fight […]