February 24th, 2021
FEBRUARY 2021 PULSE
In February, NUHW members recouped more than $500,000 in unpaid wages from Kaiser, in Northern California, participated in a podcast highlighting Kaiser’s failure to provide timely access to mental health care, volunteered for or allies running in two special elections, won 3 percent raises at California Pacific Medical Center, opposed the recall of Governor Newsom, and […]
February 24th, 2021
News of the Month — February 2021
Note: Some of these stories may require a subscription. Cal/OSHA continues to aggressively issue citations to employers for COVID-19–related violations, which may provide leverage to labor unions and their members, especially healthcare workers. Providence St. Joseph is retaliating against Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach after the hospital’s trustees decided to break away from Providence. “The […]
February 24th, 2021
NUHW takes the lead in fighting the recall
Our effort to defeat the recall of Gov. Newsom expanded in February with additional social media posts and more than 600 additional Californians signing our anti-recall online petition. Additionally our efforts have been written about in several publications including the Los Angeles Times, Politico and CalMatters. A recall is a costly and dangerous distraction that […]
February 24th, 2021
Podcast chronicles struggle to access Kaiser mental health care
The struggle of Kaiser mental health clinicians to improve patient access was featured in the most recent episode of the Last Day podcast. The segment on Kaiser segment starts at the 40-minute mark of the episode, “Are You Feeling Suicidal?” Listen to the podcast here. The podcast producers reached out to us about participating in […]
February 24th, 2021
CPMC workers ratify one-year contract, continue bargaining for more
NUHW members at California Pacific Medical Center, Sutter Health’s flagship hospital and the second-largest hospital in California, recently voted to ratify a new one-year contract with a 3 percent across-the-board pay increase. Our bargaining team was negotiating a three-year contract with management, but with both sides far apart on several important long-term issues, everyone agreed […]