February 22nd, 2021
NUHW members star in COVID vaccination photo series
NUHW members are encouraging everyone to get vaccinated by sharing their vaccination photos on social media. To check out the latest photos and read our myth-buster vaccination leaflets in English and Spanish: COVID-19 Vaccine: Myths vs. Facts La vacuna del COVID-10: Mitos vs. Realidad [slideshow_deploy id=’21246′]
February 19th, 2021
Pandemic fuels growth at Amazon — and worker organizing
Amazon is the largest private employer in California’s Inland Empire, with more than 40,000 people in the region handling or delivering Amazon orders — about double the number from two years ago. Indeed, COVID-19 has cemented Amazon’s hold on the economy — but it has also spurred employees all around the country to organize. Read […]
February 17th, 2021
Many long-term care staff continue to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine
Nobody is more familiar with the impact of COVID-19 than staff at nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Nearly 40% of the COVID deaths in the U.S. have occurred among residents of these facilities. More than 1,500 nursing home staff have also died from COVID. Nonetheless, many long-term care staff continue to refuse the COVID-19 […]
February 1st, 2021
JANUARY 2021 PULSE
In January, NUHW members won COVID-19 bonuses and protections at several facilities, settled contracts at the San Rafael Healthcare and Wellness Center and the Los Angeles LGBT Center, and began working to pass SB 221, a bill that would force insurers to provide timely return mental health appointments. Please read the stories below, and be […]
January 29th, 2021
Nursing home workers win COVID concessions
After several rounds of negotiations, NUHW members at SF Post Acute won an agreement this month to provide additional COVID-related safety and economic improvements. Under the agreement, the nursing home will provide an additional 80 hours per week of paid sick leave through March 31 for workers who contract COVID-19, are subject to a COVID-related […]