July 27th, 2020
Members at Fountain Valley advocate for COVID-19 protections
NUHW members from Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center recently participated in a virtual roundtable with a representative from the office of U.S. Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-Irvine) to call attention to the lack of COVID-19 safety protocols at the Orange County hospital. Mailinh Nguyen, Joshua Jesus, and Mila Pham discussed issues at Fountain Valley […]
July 27th, 2020
Workers at Sonoma Jail vote to join NUHW
Approximately 70 workers at Sonoma County Jail, including nurses, nursing assistants, mental health professionals, and clerks, voted overwhelmingly to join NUHW. The election in Sonoma County followed a unanimous vote in May by nearly 100 Stanislaus County Jail healthcare workers to join NUHW. Healthcare workers at both jails are employed by Wellpath, one of the […]
July 27th, 2020
News of the Month — July 2020
With more than 400,000 confirmed cases, California now has the highest number of COVID-19 infections in the nation. Unemployed Californians are finding the process of getting unemployment benefits further delayed because EDD requires they mail or fax sensitive documents. The COVID-19 pandemic has made the division between California’s haves and have nots starker than ever. […]
July 14th, 2020
Nearly 800 workers at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital to strike for five days starting July 20
UPDATE: We’ve received several letters of support from local politicians that Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital needs to treat its workers better. In retaliation, the highly-profitable hospital has declared it will reduce proposed wage increases in addition to cutting benefits and doubling the cost of employee healthcare For too long, Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital has been […]
July 1st, 2020
Press Release: Caregivers to address unsafe conditions as COVID-19 cases surge inside Orange County’s largest for-profit hospital
Media Advisory — Fountain Valley Lax infection-control protocols at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital have contributed to several workers recently testing positive for COVID-19 or being hospitalized FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. — Caregivers at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital will be available to talk to reporters Thursday morning about unsafe conditions at Tenet Healthcare’s Fountain Valley Regional Hospital. […]