May 26th, 2020
NUHW members win raises and time to focus on health and safety concerns with new contracts
Over the past month, NUHW members at three hospitals settled one-year contracts, gaining wage increases and more time to focus on health and safety concerns during an unprecedented healthcare crisis. The contracts at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland include no takeaways and provide […]
May 26th, 2020
Stanislaus County Jail workers are latest Wellpath employees to join NUHW
Approximately 100 workers at Stanislaus County Jail, including registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, mental health therapists and clerks, have voted unanimously to join NUHW. The final tally, announced on May 27, was 81-to-0. These workers are employed by Wellpath, which provides medical and behavioral health care at more than 140 adult and juvenile correctional facilities […]
May 26th, 2020
NUHW Kaiser therapists help advance SB 855
When one of the most comprehensive mental health reform bills in recent years was facing a pivotal vote in Sacramento, NUHW members rallied to help the bill move one step closer toward passage. SB 855, sponsored by Senators Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco and Jim Beall, D-San Jose, would require insurers to cover all forms of […]
May 6th, 2020
Remembering Clem Papazian, a leader in Mental Health Awareness
Earlier this year, we lost an indispensable leader in our fight to achieve parity for mental health care. Clem Papazian, a psychiatric social worker at Kaiser Permanente for over 30 years, was killed when a car struck his motorcycle just blocks from his Oakland home. During Mental Health Awareness Month, we are proud to honor […]
April 30th, 2020
The pandemic proves we need single payer, Medicare for All
This article was written by Marilyn Albert, a retired Registered Nurse and health care union activist, living in Richmond, California It is often said that events like the COVID19 pandemic open minds to bold ideas previously not accepted. We can see this every day — with both immediate and longer term solutions coming into clearer […]