April 27th, 2021
NUHW member addresses San Diego labor panel
Melissa Hawthorne-Campos, a mental health therapist at Kaiser San Diego, participated in a panel discussion during the Progressive Labor Alliance Summit, which was organized by the San Diego labor and progressive leaders. “The Future of Healthcare,” panel delved into the experiences caregivers faced during the pandemic as they struggled with inadequate staffing and supply chains […]
April 27th, 2021
Members settle one-year contracts at Kindred Hospitals in Orange County
NUHW members at Kindred hospitals in Brea and Westminster have approved 1-year contracts with 4.5 percent wage increases for full and part-time workers. The new contracts also protect all current benefits and working conditions. “This contract extension will give us a significant wage increase now, so we can stay focused on getting through the COVID […]
April 27th, 2021
Seton workers demanding full contract implementation
Six months after ratifying their contracts, more than 600 NUHW members at Seton Medical Center and Seton Coastside hospitals are fighting to get management to fully implement the agreement. AHMC purchased the hospitals through bankruptcy proceedings, and the Southern California for-profit company has struggled to integrate the hospital’s computer systems. As a result, workers are […]
April 27th, 2021
NUHW steward participates on national labor panel
Tammy Wiggin, a switchboard operator at Queen of the Valley Medical Center, participated this month in a Labor Notes panel discussion on healthcare worker organizing during the pandemic. The only non-nurse on the panel, Wiggin discussed the successful organizing she and her colleagues at the Providence-owned hospital in Napa undertook to protect their health and […]
April 27th, 2021
NUHW members protest layoffs at Napa’s Queen of the Valley
Napa’s largest hospital flies a banner that reads “Heroes Work Here,” but instead of honoring its workers for their sacrifices during the pandemic, Queen of the Valley Medical Center is trying to send them to the unemployment line. Despite reporting strong profits in 2020, Queen of the Valley has sent pink slips to approximately 20 […]