July 28th, 2021
Victory in Sonoma County
Wellpath, one of the nation’s largest providers of prison healthcare services, has grown accustomed to securing no-bid contracts for its services in California. But NUHW members who work for Wellpath at the Sonoma County Jail this month successfully blocked a five-year contract extension that Wellpath thought was a done deal. The workers, who joined NUHW […]
July 28th, 2021
Mental health parity bill advances as Kaiser bargaining gets underway
As contract negotiations began this month for NUHW members who provide mental health services at Kaiser Permanente, our bill to improve access to mental health care cleared another major hurdle in the state legislature. Following a hearing, Democrats and Republicans on the State Assembly’s Health Committee unanimously passed SB 221 by a vote of 14-0 […]
July 27th, 2021
News of the Month — July 2021
Note: Some of these stories may require a subscription. Workers at a Frito-Lay plant in Topeka reached a tentative agreement with their employer after a three-week strike. Their action called attention forced overtime and so-called suicide shifts, which they said left little time to sleep or see family members. NUHW voiced support for Governor Newsom’s […]
July 27th, 2021
Members at Novato nursing home settle three-year contract
NUHW members at Brius-owned Novato Healthcare Center ratified a three-year contract that includes a 3 percent raise retroactive to May 1 and 2.5 percent and 2.25 percent wage increases in the following two years. The contract also lowers health insurance costs, increases minimum hourly rates, adds a night shift differential, and gives workers options for […]
July 27th, 2021
Members at The Sequoias – Portola Valley settle three-year contract with new employer
NUHW members at The Sequoias – Portola Valley, an upscale Bay Area retirement community, voted to ratify a three-year contract that includes raises of 10 percent over three years and puts to rest workers’ concerns over job security. After decades of being directly employed by The Sequoias, these housekeeping and dietary workers learned earlier this […]