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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Wisconsin Examiner, WisBusiness, Behavioral Health Business, and WiscPolitics covered the organizing victory at two Wisconsin clinics operated by Rogers Behavioral Health, where workers voted by large majorities in favor of union representation after more than two months of heavy campaigning by the mental health nonprofit against the union. In West Allis, employees voted 53-4 in favor of joining NUHW. In Madison, the vote to join the union was 26-4.
NUHW member Aryanna Gorospe was quoted in a KCRA story about Sutter healthcare workers holding informational pickets across Northern California on Saturday, April 11, as they push for better pay and staffing. During this action, workers gathered at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco and Sutter Center for Psychiatry in Sacramento.
National Public Radio published a follow-up story on its reporting on mental healthcare and artificial intelligence, with a focus on our recent strike. Two NUHW members are quoted in this national story.
The Vallejo Times Herald wrote a story about our recent Kaiser strike and the issue of artificial intelligence in mental healthcare. It quoted one of our members, as well as academics who have worked with us.
NUHW member Ilana Marcucci-Morris was a guest on the Behavioral Health Business podcast, talking about artificial intelligence and mental healthcare.
NUHW President Emeritus Sal Rosselli was quoted in a story by the Harvard Political Review about Katie Porter’s bid for California Governor. Rosselli said that union members voted to endorse her because of her healthcare policy positions and her refusal to accept corporate money.
Two bills moving through the state Senate seek to prevent immigration enforcement officers from isolating patients from their loved ones and interfering with their ability to get legal help. Kaiser Health News reported that SB 915 by Democratic state Sen. Caroline Menjivar would largely prohibit the use of blackout policies for patients in immigration custody and ensure they retain the right to have their families and others notified of their whereabouts and condition. Patients would also be allowed to receive visitors. SB 1323, authored by Democratic state Sen. Susan Rubio, would require health care providers to inform staff and relevant volunteers to respond when patients want their families to know where they are, and to post a notice at facility entrances with information about visitation and access policies.
Providence has announced that it has reached a definitive agreement for NorthBay Health to acquire Queen of the Valley Medical Center. With a definitive agreement in place, the organizations will move into the regulatory review phase. They have launched a website where the community can follow progress. According to Healthcare Finance News, NorthBay Health has committed to investing in clinical services and community benefit programs. It will extend employment offers to NorthBay Health-employed caregivers, ensure compliance with seismic requirements, and support the Queen of the Valley Foundation in its philanthropic investments in the community. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026.
