October 27th, 2020
News of the Month — October 2020
As Election Day looms, U.S. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia, a cunning lawyer committed to dismantling regulation, is weakening one employee protection after another, The New Yorker reports. Gov. Newsom announced a framework for rolling out an eventual COVID-19 vaccine that gives priority to healthcare workers at risk of contracting the virus, according to the Los […]
October 27th, 2020
NUHW members fight layoffs at Children’s Hospital Oakland
When management at Children’s Hospital Oakland decided to layoff five NUHW members and cut hours for five more, they knew they would have to bargain over the impact of those cuts. But they couldn’t have expected that more than 60 NUHW members and allied registered nurses would participate in the first bargaining session to show […]
October 27th, 2020
Petaluma Valley Hospital workers rally to save birthing center
The long-term future of Petaluma Valley Hospital’s Family Birthing Center is at stake on the November ballot, and NUHW members joined their nurse colleagues and community leaders in making sure that voters make an informed choice. As part of its agreement to purchase the Petaluma Valley Hospital, Providence St. Joseph Health, is agreeing to keep […]
October 27th, 2020
Housekeepers and dietary workers demand fair treatment from Tenet hospital CEOs
In a powerful show of solidarity, NUHW-represented housekeeping and dietary workers recently delivered petitions to the chief executives of three Tenet Healthcare hospitals, calling on the Fortune 500 company to bring their jobs in-house. Despite having $2.2 billion in cash reserves, Tenet subcontracts out housekeeping and dietary work to the firm Compass, which pays its […]
October 27th, 2020
NUHW creates wildfire relief fund
NUHW’s Executive Board voted this month to provide monetary relief to members impacted by this year’s California wildfires. NUHW will provide $500 to members forced to evacuate their homes and $1,000 to members whose homes are damaged by the fires. The fund is available to victims of wildfires that have already taken place this year […]