January 10th, 2020
Workers fighting back against illegal Providence St. Joseph lockout
The Eureka Times-Standard reported Wednesday, Jan. 8 about NUHW workers holding Providence St. Joseph Health accountable for illegally locking out its caregivers in retaliation for holding a one-day strike. Caregivers went on strike Nov. 20 at Providence hospitals in Eureka, Fontuna, Petaluma and Napa to demand a fair contract that guarantees safe staffing and pays […]
January 8th, 2020
Statement by Sal Rosselli on Gov. Newsom’s plan to strengthen enforcement of state mental health parity rules
The following statement is from Sal Rosselli, president of the National Union of Health Care Workers (NUHW), the union which represents more than 4,500 Kaiser workers, including 3,600 mental health clinicians who are still without On behalf of NUHW members, we commend Governor Newsom for making access to mental health care a top priority in […]
January 7th, 2020
Kindred workers vote to join NUHW
More than two dozen occupational therapists, physical therapists and speech pathologists voted unanimously on Jan. 7 to join NUHW. These workers are employed by Kindred, but provide care at Dominican Hospital’s Outpatient Rehabilitation Center in Santa Cruz. They join more than 100 NUHW members at Dominican. “As someone born and raised in this community, I […]
December 30th, 2019
NUHW members picket San Francisco nursing home
Workers at San Francisco Post Acute, a 53-bed nursing home in San Francisco, held an informational picket this month to protest the home’s refusal to pay them a living wage, while its Utah-based corporate owner makes millions in annual profits running the facility. The picketers included nursing assistants, housekeepers and cooks at the nursing home, […]
December 30th, 2019
Kaiser mental health workers hold 5-day statewide strike
Four thousand Kaiser mental health clinicians and other healthcare professionals demonstrated their resolve last week with a powerful five-day strike that put Kaiser on the defensive and forced its executives to understand just how determined NUHW members are to win a fair contract that improves the care their patients receive. Over the course of five […]