May 6th, 2021
NUHW members celebrate May Day
NUHW members celebrated May Day this year with marches and other actions in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Santa Rosa. In San Francisco, NUHW members marched the same route — from the Ferry Building to Civic Center Plaza — as the 1934 May Day march that preceded the West Coast Waterfront strike. Drummers played throughout […]
April 30th, 2021
APRIL 2021 PULSE
In April, NUHW members received an award from North Bay Jobs with Justice, participated in two panel discussions, picketed against proposed layoffs at Napa’s Queen of the Valley Medical Center, strengthened relationships with allied clergy in Southern California, settled two contracts with Kindred, demanded full implementation of recent contracts with Seton hospitals, and mourned the […]
April 27th, 2021
Local clergy demonstrate support for Tenet workers
NUHW members at Tenet Healthcare hospitals in Southern California received strong support from local clergy for the launch of their “Don’t Call Me a Hero” campaign. The campaign is focused on making Tenet, a Fortune 500 company, honor the sacrifices and dedication of its workers over the past year with contracts that provide livable wages, […]
April 27th, 2021
North Bay Jobs with Justice honors NUHW
NUHW members who fought to win fair contracts and protect their health during the pandemic were awarded the prestigious Workers Rising Award from North Bay Jobs with Justice. Here is what the organization wrote about NUHW members: “When their employer insisted on cutting health and sick leave benefits during a pandemic, nearly 750 NUHW members […]
April 27th, 2021
News of the Month — April 2021
Note: Some of these stories may require a subscription. No one has endured the past year unscathed, but America’s health-care workers have witnessed the worst of it while trying to keep the rest of us healthy and safe. They’ve fought for PPE, and with patients and visitors who refuse to wear masks. They’ve watched their […]