March 8th, 2021
President Biden praises unions
On February 28, as workers at an Amazon plant in Bessemer, Alabama continued voting whether to form a union, President Biden released a 2 ½-minute video extolling the importance of unions and giving a full-throated endorsement of a worker’s right to collectively bargain. Biden’s statement not only shows that he is on the side of […]
March 5th, 2021
2021 could be a big year for labor unions
In cities across the U.S., and between the walls of some of the world’s largest enterprises, there is a swelling of union organizing activity that has been propelled by the pandemic and the recession. Read more at CNN.
February 24th, 2021
NUHW takes the lead in fighting the recall
Our effort to defeat the recall of Gov. Newsom expanded in February with additional social media posts and more than 600 additional Californians signing our anti-recall online petition. Additionally our efforts have been written about in several publications including the Los Angeles Times, Politico and CalMatters. A recall is a costly and dangerous distraction that […]
February 24th, 2021
Podcast chronicles struggle to access Kaiser mental health care
The struggle of Kaiser mental health clinicians to improve patient access was featured in the most recent episode of the Last Day podcast. The segment on Kaiser segment starts at the 40-minute mark of the episode, “Are You Feeling Suicidal?” Listen to the podcast here. The podcast producers reached out to us about participating in […]
February 24th, 2021
CPMC workers ratify one-year contract, continue bargaining for more
NUHW members at California Pacific Medical Center, Sutter Health’s flagship hospital and the second-largest hospital in California, recently voted to ratify a new one-year contract with a 3 percent across-the-board pay increase. Our bargaining team was negotiating a three-year contract with management, but with both sides far apart on several important long-term issues, everyone agreed […]