December 30th, 2020
Hospitals aren’t doing enough to keep frontline healthcare workers safe as California COVID cases surge past 2 million
Staffing shortages, lack of PPE, and failure to offer COVID-19 tests are major challenges for workers in hospitals across the state California is the first state where the number of COVID-19 cases has surpassed 2 million before the expected surge from Christmas and New Year’s gatherings. In Los Angeles County alone, the coronavirus death toll is […]
December 30th, 2020
DECEMBER 2020 PULSE
In December, NUHW members joined healthcare workers across the nation as the first to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Members also settled a contract in Santa Rosa, demanded safety reforms in Anaheim, secured workplace protections at three county jails, and rescued at-risk therapy appointments for patients in San Bernardino. Please read the stories below, and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, […]
December 28th, 2020
News of the Month — December 2020
Note: Some of these stories may require a subscription. NUHW Members at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital gave interviews to the Associated Press and Telemundo this month about the challenges they face amid the COVID-19 surge and their thoughts on getting vaccinated. An Indianapolis Star sports columnist wrote about his recent hospitalization and shock to learn […]
December 28th, 2020
COVID victory at county jails
After several weeks of negotiations, NUHW members who work at county jails in Alameda, Stanislaus, and Sonoma counties reached a Memorandum of Understanding with their employer Wellpath that will better protect them from COVID-19 and provide additional financial security for anyone who contracts the virus. “This victory demonstrates the power of solidarity,” said Josephine Garcia, […]
December 28th, 2020
NUHW E-board recommends all members take COVID-19 vaccine
NUHW’s member-led Executive Board this month voted to recommend that all NUHW members take the vaccine, unless there is a medical reason not to do so. To help answer any questions about the vaccine and its rollout during the upcoming months, NUHW has prepared this extensive Q&A that will be continually updated as new information […]