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Workers in Hollister, Merced, and Santa Cruz join NUHW

After NUHW members win strong contracts from their employers, workers at three facilities decided to become NUHW members themselves.

NUHW members win “Unionists of the Year” award

The Inland Empire Labor Council gave the honor to Kaiser mental health workers who staged a nearly seven-month strike that won important gains for patients and providers.

USC School of Pharmacy workers finally settle contract

The workers had to fight constant delays and other illegal maneuvers by the university before reaching an agreement that gives them raises of between 9 percent and 11 percent over ...

Ready to strike, nursing home workers notch big contract wins

NUHW members at San Francisco Post Acute and Novato Healthcare Center won contract victories by demonstrating unity and a willingness to fight for key improvements.

Mental health clinicians hold major strike with support from Kaiser Permanente nurses, engineers

NUHW members held a one-day Unfair Labor Practice Strike this month, alongside engineers and 23,000 registered nurses, who share their concerns about Kaiser’s increasing use of artificial intelligence to ...

Member profile: Dina Colino

Colino, a nursing assistant and NUHW steward, is ready to fight for herself and her coworkers as NUHW members at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center prepare to negotiate their next ...

News of the Month – March 2026

Read our roundup of the latest labor and healthcare news from top media outlets.

NUHW Statement on sexual abuse allegations against Cesar Chavez

Farm workers contribute so much to our country and our movement. We believe that anything named after their union’s founding president should be renamed in their honor.

IBHS one-day strike: March 18, 2026

This strike put Kaiser on notice that we will not be silent as they try to roll back all our past victories and threaten our jobs and the quality of ...

Kaiser mental health strike to start at 6am Wednesday, March 18

Kaiser Permanente’s 2,400 mental health therapists will be joined on strike lines Wednesday, March 18 by thousands of registered nurses, who share their concerns about Kaiser’s increasing use of artificial ...

2,400 Kaiser mental health therapists to strike on Wednesday, March 18

The one-day strike in Northern California and the Central Valley will include picket lines outside Kaiser hospitals in Oakland, Sacramento, Santa Rosa, Fresno and Santa Clara.

Wisconsin elected leaders call on Rogers Behavioral Health to reinstate fired workers, recognize union

Leaders across Wisconsin are presenting a united front against union busting after three workers were fired for union organizing.