March 10th, 2022
CPMC workers get Sutter to nearly double proposed raises in new contract
NUHW members at Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical Center voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract that will raise salaries 14.5 percent over the next four years. The contract, which also preserves pensions for existing workers, boosts wage rates for certified nursing assistants, and guarantees that overtime must be prioritized by seniority, is a hard-earned […]
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 28th, 2022
February 2022 PULSE
In February, NUHW members ratified strong contracts for healthcare professionals at Kaiser Permanente, service workers at a Bay Area Kindred Hospital and employees of the Elk Grove Unified School District. Also in this edition of Pulse, learn more about CLUE, one of our most indispensable allies in Southern California, and see how we’ve been honoring […]
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
News of the Month — February 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 […]