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Marin workers hold first strike since 2019

While MarinHealth Medical Center has netted strong operating profits in recent years, its 107 medical technicians, who operate critical equipment like X-ray and MRI machines and prepare medications, have been ...

Assembly advances NUHW-sponsored legislation

NUHW took another major step toward improving access to mental healthcare in California this month when the State Assembly Health Committee passed two NUHW-sponsored bills, AB 3221 and AB 3260. ...

Stephanie “PJ” Philpott-Jones

PJ Philpott-Jones was drawn to behavioral health after seeing the unmet need for mental healthcare in her high school.

Rian Dixon

Rian Dixon was drawn to a career in behavioral health after seeing how a family member was helped by therapy.

Sarah Soroken

Sarah Soroken is fighting to bring about changes to our dysfunctional mental health system.

Sara Thorson

Therapist Sara Thorsen believes that helping individuals heal can have a larger societal benefit.

Corrine Sako

Psychologist Corrine Sako participates in NUHW through legislative advocacy and solidarity actions.

Alexis Montoya

Behavior Analyst Alexis Montoya has always been captivated by the “why” of human behavior.

Jessica Rentz

Union engagement has helped therapist Jessica Rentz advocate for her coworkers and patients.

Q&A with Sandra Leal-Lopez, LMFT

Sandra Leal-Lopez and her colleagues in Panorama City have been creative in fighting back against Kaiser’s cut to Patient Management Time and they’re gearing up to demand more from Kaiser ...

Sutter Healthcare workers to hold early morning picket line Tuesday, April 23 in Santa Cruz

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19 CONTACT: Francisco Castro, fcastro@nuhw.org, (213) 500-9037 SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Approximately two dozen rehabilitation specialists who drive throughout Santa Cruz County treating patients in their ...

Workers to strike Sutter psychiatric hospital in Sacramento for three days starting Tuesday, April 23

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 12, 2024 Contact: Matthew Artz, 510-435-8035, martz@nuhw.org Picket line will run from 6:30 to 11 a.m.  Nearly three years after forming a union, approximately 150 workers ...