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 […]
April 12th, 2021
NUHW family mourns the loss of kindhearted leader
Our union recently lost a great leader, who was beloved and respected by his colleagues at California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) in San Francisco. Hugh Lucas used to set up shop in the cafeteria and talk to his colleagues about how to address their concerns and settle any grievances, recalled his former coworker Catalino Calonsag. […]
April 1st, 2021
MARCH 2021 PULSE
In March, NUHW members rallied against layoffs and service cuts at Seton and Providence hospitals, celebrated two key election victories in Southern California, helped advance a groundbreaking mental health parity law in the State Senate, secured a new contract at Sequoias of Portola Valley, and shared their struggles from the past year. Our union also […]
March 30th, 2021
‘I’m not the same’: Santa Rosa hospital cleaner’s life turned upside-down during pandemic
When Carmen Amavisca, a housekeeper at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, received her first Covid-19 vaccine shot in December, she thought she was finally safe. After a year of conflict with the hospital and its parent company, Providence St. Joseph Health, over inadequate PPE, safety protocols, and staffing, she could finally breathe a sigh of relief. […]