December 14th, 2021
Member profile: Annie Stepka
Occupational therapist and union steward Annie Stepke says that “being part of a union helps provide an outlet for disagreements, instead of just getting angry.”
December 14th, 2021
NUHW members authorize five-day strike at West Anaheim Medical Center
More than 100 NUHW members at West Anaheim Medical Center are readying for a strike as the for-profit hospital refuses to address severe understaffing and make wages more competitive. With 96 percent of NUHW members casting ballots, the vote was nearly unanimous to authorize a strike. “We’re not backing down,” said Ian Bowie, a radiologic […]
December 14th, 2021
News of the Month — December 2021
Some of these stories may require a subscription. NUHW members Laura Nakamura and Domonique Trotter are featured in a KTVU story about how the 2014 affiliation between UCSF and Children’s Hospital Oakland has resulted in reduced services in the East Bay. In a story by Kaiser Health News, NUHW said there has been an “explosion” […]
December 6th, 2021
Town Hall sheds light on UCSF’s hollowing out of Children’s Hospital Oakland
Since affiliating with UCSF in 2014, Children’s Hospital Oakland has seen fewer patients, while UCSF’s children’s hospital in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood, which opened in 2015, has seen its patient census consistently grow. On Dec. 1, NUHW members at the hospital joined with community and elected allies, to share their concerns that UCSF is […]
November 30th, 2021
November 2021 PULSE
In November, NUHW members held a one-day solidarity strike with Kaiser Permanente engineers; picketed West Anaheim Medical Center, won a contract fight at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, conducted a survey on racial justice and equity at Kaiser, and won back pay that Wellpath incorrectly withheld from them. Also, learn about NUHW member Ana Ortiz and […]