February 22nd, 2022
Kaiser professional workers overwhelmingly ratify new contract
More than 400 professional workers including registered dietitians, audiologists, health educators, and speech pathologists overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new contract with Kaiser. The three-year contract includes a three percent raise retroactive to last October followed by two percent raises with additional two percent lump sum pay increases this year and next year. The agreement […]
February 22nd, 2022
NUHW members at Elk Grove Unified School District win better wages and benefits in new contract
NUHW members at Elk Grove Unified School District unanimously approved a new two-year contract that includes wage increases and a new mechanism to address workplace issues with management. The agreement includes: 2 percent wage increase retroactive to July 1, 2020, for 2020-2021 school year 2 percent raise retroactive to July 1, 2021, for 2021-2022 school […]
February 22nd, 2022
NUHW members at Kindred San Leandro fought hard for contract win
After several months of negotiations and a series of escalating actions that demonstrated their unity, nursing assistants, food service workers, housekeepers and unit secretaries at Kindred Hospital San Leandro overwhelmingly won a four-year contract that will boost wages and lower healthcare premiums. The Service Unit workers at the Bay Area hospital won the contract shortly […]
January 28th, 2022
January 2022 PULSE
In January, NUHW members won new contracts with big wage increases, picketed in protest of severe understaffing, held a one-day strike to demand Kaiser take action to support patients of color, advocated for the creation of a Medicare for All healthcare system, and welcomed more than 200 new members who voted to join our union. Check […]
January 25th, 2022
NUHW co-hosts Latinx Medicare for All town hall with Dolores Huerta
Healthy California Now and NUHW hosted a panel discussion on January 11 with civil rights icon Dolores Huerta and other Latinx leaders to discuss how barriers to health care have impacted Latinx and immigrant communities during the pandemic and how Medicare for All in California can eliminate health disparities. “We have to embrace Medicare for All […]