January 26th, 2021
Fountain Valley respiratory workers win COVID pay bonus
As COVID-19 cases surged in Southern California, respiratory therapists found themselves struggling to care for double or triple as many patients per shift. The caregivers worked through their breaks and did double shifts intent on doing everything they could to help patients and help their hospital get through the ongoing crisis. However, hospital management showed […]
January 26th, 2021
News of the Month — January 2021
Note: Some of these stories may require a subscription. An NUHW member in Humboldt County was quoted in this Associated Press story about virus hesitancy, explaining why she chose to get vaccinated. On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed more than a dozen executive actions, some of which reverse decisions made by […]
January 26th, 2021
Members at LA LGBT center settle first contract
NUHW members at the Los Angeles LGBT Center voted unanimously to ratify their first contract that includes pay raises ranging from 9.3 to 15.8 percent over the next 18 months. The contract also includes a pathway for a 15 percent increase upon licensure for social workers, bilingual pay differential, and annual education reimbursement. The workers, […]
January 12th, 2021
WAMC member actions win COVID pay incentives
Facing another major COVID surge while dealing with severe understaffing, NUHW members at West Anaheim Medical Center demanded better – and won. Last month, nearly 100 members at WAMC called on management to “immediately reinstate and expand” a $7 per hour temporary pay raise that had been instituted during the July COVID surge. A delegation […]
January 8th, 2021
As COVID cases surge, LA coalition campaigns for safety measures
A coalition of labor leaders, health experts and community organizations are demanding that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors urgently plan for the four-week lockdown and to provide immediate safety nets for businesses, workers and families so they can safely stay home. “We all have to work together to keep this from getting worse,” said Sal […]