January 25th, 2022
NUHW members win big raises at West Anaheim Medical Center
NUHW members at West Anaheim Medical Center overwhelmingly ratified a strong contract that was settled just days before they were set to hold a four-day strike. More than 100 caregivers, including nurses, respiratory therapists, and medical technicians, voted overwhelmingly to approve the new contract that includes on average a 19 percent pay increase over three […]
January 25th, 2022
Oakland City Council passes resolution to keep care at UCSF Children’s Hospital Oakland
One month after NUHW members at UCSF Children’s Hospital Oakland held a town hall to share concerns about UCSF forcing East Bay families to travel across the Bay for critical care, the Oakland City Council took action intended to ensure that UCSF doesn’t shortchange East Bay patients or caregivers. On Tuesday, January 18, the council […]
January 17th, 2022
Kaiser mental health therapists strike for racial justice on MLK Day
Refusing to let Kaiser pay lip service to racial justice while failing to provide culturally-responsive health care for communities of color, mental health clinicians at Kaiser Permanente’s Richmond and Oakland offices held a one-day strike on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Nearly 100 psychologists, social workers, addiction counselors and marriage and family therapists picketed outside […]
January 14th, 2022
Latinx leaders discuss Medicare for All
NUHW and Healthy California Now hosted an informative panel on achieving Medicare for All in California. Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta and other Latinx leaders from across the state discussed how barriers to health care have impacted Latinx and immigrant communities during the pandemic and how Medicare for All in California can eliminate the health […]
January 13th, 2022
Mental health therapists at Kaiser Permanente to strike on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Mental health therapists at Kaiser Permanente to strike on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Therapists are striking to protest Kaiser breaking its promise to make MLK Day a paid holiday in 2022 and to demand that Kaiser take action to provide culturally-responsive mental health care to communities of color All strike activity will take […]