September 29th, 2021
News of the Month — September 2021
Note: Some of these stories may require a subscription. An NUHW member was interviewed and photographed for this investigative story by the NBC affiliate in San Diego about Kaiser’s mental health care system. NUHW is quoted in this California Healthline story about what we expect to see from Gov. Newsom in terms of policy following […]
September 29th, 2021
NUHW unveils new training and education library
NUHW is committed to providing educational and professional development opportunities to all of our members. That’s why we are excited to unveil a new redesigned training and education portal on the NUHW website. The new portal includes links to live and virtual trainings for NUHW stewards to help them understand and enforce their contracts, engage […]
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 […]