September 28th, 2020
NUHW members and nurses hold joint rally at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
NUHW caregivers joined forces with registered nurses at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital this month for a rally to demand more testing and stronger infection control measures amid a major COVID-19 outbreak. The rally, which included several elected officials, was organized in response to a recent COVID-19 outbreak that has infected 26 hospital workers and as […]
September 28th, 2020
Governor signs mental health parity bill, SB 855
We’ve made a major breakthrough on expanding access to mental health care. Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 855, a landmark mental health bill that requires private insurers to cover medically necessary treatments for all mental health and substance use disorders. During the bill-signing ceremony, Gov. Newsom, State Senator Scott Wiener and Sacramento […]
September 26th, 2020
Press release: Governor signs NUHW-backed mental health bill
Statement by Sal Rosselli, National Union of Healthcare Workers President, on Governor Newsom signing SB 855 into law The following statement is from Sal Rosselli, president of the National Union of Health Care Workers (NUHW), which represents nearly 5,000 mental health clinicians in California. SB 855 is a major breakthrough for expanding access to mental health care and […]
September 23rd, 2020
Update on three new COVID-related laws covering NUHW members
Dear NUHW Member: In recent days, Governor Newsom signed three new COVID-related laws that temporarily expand the rights and protections of healthcare workers in California. In the short-term, SB 1159 will make it easier for many healthcare workers who contract COVID-19 to qualify for workers compensation and SB 1867 will require large employers to provide […]
August 28th, 2020
NUHW members help pass major mental health reform bill
NUHW’s top priority on this year’s legislative calendar was passed by the State Assembly and State Senate this month and is now heading to the desk of Governor Gavin Newsom. SB 855, sponsored by Senators Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco and Jim Beall, D-San Jose, would require insurers to cover all forms of mental health and […]