September 29th, 2021
A life-changing contract at Fountain Valley
What a difference a fair contract makes. “Everyone’s very happy,” said Connie Montesano, a lab technician at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, where workers recently won a contract that includes substantial pay increases and improved safety protocols. After more than a year of bargaining and worker actions, NUHW members signed a three-year contract — their second […]
September 29th, 2021
Members at CPMC and elected officials put pressure on Sutter
NUHW members at California Pacific Medical Center are taking action to make their employer, Sutter Health, bargain in good faith and offer reasonable accommodations for workers to fulfill California’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement. After Sutter paused contract bargaining for four months, hundreds of NUHW members signed a petition in July, urging Sutter to return to the […]
September 29th, 2021
Salinas Valley Memorial members authorize info picket
NUHW members at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital are ready to go public with their fight for a fair contract. With management of the publicly-owned hospital still insisting on slashing health benefits despite the ongoing pandemic, workers voted nearly unanimously to authorize an informational picket. After three months of negotiations, the hospital district is continuing to […]
September 29th, 2021
NUHW members helped stop the recall
NUHW members played a key role in helping Governor Gavin Newsom emerge from the recall election with a strong mandate to pursue progressive reforms. NUHW was the first union to come out against the recall and start raising money to defeat it by making the case to workers and progressive voters that Newsom had earned […]
September 29th, 2021
NUHW’s mental health parity bill awaits governor’s signature
NUHW-represented mental health clinicians and mental health advocates aren’t taking anything for granted when it comes to a bill they have worked hard to get to Governor Newsom’s desk. Just one week after the State Senate and Assembly passed SB 221 with overwhelming bipartisan majorities earlier this month, NUHW-members are spearheading an email campaign urging […]