August 30th, 2021
Members at Kindred Hospital Bay Area settle contract following info picket vote
Nurses and respiratory therapists at Kindred Hospital Bay Area in San Leandro settled a contract just days before an informational picket was scheduled to take place. The contract includes 9 percent raises over two years for registered nurses, respiratory technicians, and respiratory care practitioners; and 7.5 percent raises for other job classifications. Workers also won […]
August 30th, 2021
New Children’s Hospital contract protects job, keeps care in Oakland
Workers at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland have ratified a one-year contract that provides job security for workers and helps protect healthcare services for East Bay kids. Since the hospital became an affiliate of UCSF in 2014, UCSF has moved jobs and services to its flagship campus in San Francisco’s Mission Bay, laying off workers […]
August 30th, 2021
NUHW Kaiser clinicians team up with leading mental health parity attorney
Kaiser mental health clinicians have a new ally in their fight to improve access to care and working conditions. Meiram Bendat, the nation’s leading attorney specializing in mental health parity law, has been retained by NUHW. Bendat held an initial meeting this month with Kaiser Permanente clinicians and our research team to help us document […]
August 30th, 2021
NUHW members ratify contracts with double digit raises at three Tenet hospitals
More than 830 NUHW members at three Tenet Healthcare hospitals won new contracts this month, averting a potential strike. After the workers at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, Lakewood Medical Center and Los Alamitos Medical Center authorized a joint strike, bargaining ramped up and management made concessions resulting in significant improvements to pay, benefits and COVID-related […]
August 27th, 2021
Fighting the recall, one call at a time
When an NUHW organizer asked Olivia Aguirre if she would volunteer to defeat the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom, she offered to start right away — more than two months before ballots had to be returned. “He said, ‘we’re not ready,’” Aguirre recalled. “I said, ‘look for someone who needs a volunteer and get me […]