April 21st, 2020
Covid-19 Healthcare Workers Bill of Rights outlines reforms to protect caregivers
California’s healthcare workers are meeting the challenge of caring for patients with COVID-19, but many of their employers are failing to keep workers safe during the pandemic. As of Monday, 3,584 healthcare workers had tested positive for the coronavirus — accounting for nearly 12 percent of all cases in California, according to the California Department […]
April 9th, 2020
Press release: Queen of the Valley workers ratify four-year contract that will boost salaries and preserve health benefits
Workers at Queen of the Valley Medical Center have nearly unanimously approved a first contract that will provide substantial raises and help the Napa hospital retain highly-qualified caregivers as the Bay Area continues to confront the COVID-19 pandemic. The contract will boost salaries between 14 and 24 percent over four years for approximately 460 employees, […]
April 9th, 2020
Santa Rita is facing a COVID-19 outbreak — we’re committed to keeping everyone safe
As of Thursday, 12 inmates have tested positive, and 14 additional inmates are displaying symptoms consistent with COVID-19. The Sheriff’s Office and Wellpath are providing us with N95 masks, for now, but more must be done to prevent a full-scale crisis! That’s why our NUHW Stewards addressed the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, […]
April 2nd, 2020
Press Release: Caregivers applaud scheduled delivery of N-95 masks and other PPE to Seton Medical Center
Shipment of nearly 16,000 N-95 masks should last at least one month at the Bay Area hospital designated to care for COVID-19 patients The strong collaboration between caregivers at Seton Medical Center and local and state officials has helped avoid a dire shortfall of personal protective equipment at Seton Medical Center, the financially troubled Daly […]
March 30th, 2020
Workers at North American Health Care win new contracts
Workers at three nursing homes owned by North American Health Care voted overwhelmingly this month to ratify contracts that include substantial raises. The three-year contracts establish new wage scales that will significantly increase salaries at Cottonwood Health Care, University Post-Acute Rehab and Woodland Nursing and Rehabilitation. Workers who are already at the top of the […]