February 26th, 2024
Reflecting on the longest ever mental health strike
This page is also available in: Español This month marked the one year anniversary of the settlement that ended the longest strike by behavioral healthcare workers in U.S. history. For 172 days, NUHW-represented providers for Kaiser Permanente walked picket lines to demand a first contract that improved conditions for themselves and their patients. […]
February 26th, 2024
Member Profile: Sal Goshorn
Anesthesia tech Sal Goshorn has experience bargaining employment contracts from his time as president of the State Parks Peace Officers of California.
February 26th, 2024
Kindred San Diego professional workers ratify their first union contract
This page is also available in: Español Not long after holding their first-ever strike, laboratory and pharmacy workers at Kindred Hospital San Diego unanimously ratified their first union contract that includes 23 percent wage increases over three years. The agreement, which also includes more pay for working nights and weekends, bonuses for working […]
February 26th, 2024
News of the Month — February 2024
Note: Some of these stories may require a subscription. CalMatters reports that San Diego Republican Assemblymember Marie Waldron and San Francisco Democratic Senator Scott Wiener are pushing bills to allow adults 21 and older to use psychedelic drugs, including psilocybin mushrooms, MDMA DMT and mescaline to treat mental illness. NUHW is supporting Wiener’s bill and […]
January 31st, 2024
January 2024 PULSE
In January, NUHW members won new contracts at Dominican Hospital and Mission Neighborhood Health Center, successfully got abusive bosses terminated at Providence Tarzana Medical Center, helped pass a mental health parity bill in the State Assembly and partnered with allies to speak out against right-wing extremists targeting LGBTQ+ students and teachers in Glendale, California. You […]