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
NUHW members vote to endorse Karen Bass for LA Mayor
After co-sponsoring a mayoral debate on March 26, NUHW members voted to endorse Congresswoman Karen Bass for mayor of Los Angeles. Bass was the runaway winner following three days of voting, receiving 55 percent of the vote. “I’m honored to win the endorsement of the National Union of Healthcare Workers,” Rep. Bass said. “As a […]
March 28th, 2022
News of the Month — March 2022
Some of these stories may require a subscription. A Washington Post story quotes the head of Mental Health America of California and San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott criticizing Kaiser Permanente for overstating its mental health external provider network. NUHW’s 2020 survey noting that 87 percent of therapists say they could not offer weekly appointments […]