November 2024 PULSE

In November, NUHW members at Kaiser Permanente in Southern California entered the second month of an open-ended strike. Below is a website where you can donate to their hardship fund. Also in November, NUHW members at Providence hospitals throughout Northern California strengthened their commitment to help each other win the best possible contracts and workers at a behavioral health hospital in Sacramento voted to join NUHW.

You can read all the stories below, including an election update and profile of Roxanne Bowdoin, a nursing assistant at Cottonwood Healthcare Center.

Kaiser strike enters second month with passionate rallies in Pasadena and Oakland
With Kaiser facing increased political pressure to return to the bargaining table, striking workers in Southern California and their counterparts in the north took their message directly to company executives. Read more / Lee más

Support striking Kaiser workers
Donations to the NUHW Hardship Fund are disbursed among Kaiser mental health professionals in Southern California. You can donate to the NUHW Hardship Fund or the member-organized GoFundMe.  

Sacramento Behavioral Health Hospital workers vote to join NUHW
More than 260 caregivers withstood a fierce anti-union campaign to win a voice in their workplace. Read more / Lee más

Providence workers reaffirm united front in Northern California contract campaign
More than three-quarters of the 2,300 Providence workers fighting to win common contractual standards throughout Northern California have signed a unity petition, pledging to work together to safeguard care in their communities. Read more / Lee más

Mixed results in November election
NUHW-backed candidates fared well locally, but there will be big challenges to protect workers’ rights on the federal level. Read more / Lee más