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NUHW members help lead fight to save acclaimed birthing center

With Providence (St. Joseph Health) seeking to close the birthing center at Petaluma Valley Hospital in violation of its purchase agreement, caregivers are joining forces with community leaders to save ...

Providence St. Joseph Health hospice workers join NUHW

Fighting to preserve their patient-first principles amid layoffs and cutbacks, the Sonoma County workers united behind the organizing drive.

Newly unionized Sutter caregivers win fight for merit raises

Sutter halted merit raises after workers voted to join NUHW, but workers stayed united, fought back and settled a complaint requiring that Sutter restore the raises with interest.

Seton professionals win long battle for better wages

After more than a year at the bargaining table, workers won 16 percent raises over three years.

Kindred workers in San Diego gain voluntary union recognition

With worker support for joining NUHW crystal clear, the hospital chain opted to recognize their union rather than to request a formal vote.

News of the Month – February 2023

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

Member profile: Lucy Cisneros

Ultrasound tech Lucy Cisneros was moved to become a union steward when she saw management violating scheduling protections in the union contract and taking advantage of workers.

Seton professionals win long battle for better wages

When nearly three dozen social workers, dietitians, care managers, speech pathologists, occupational therapists and physical therapists at Seton Medical Center joined NUHW in late 2021, they knew that bargaining wouldn’t ...

Kindred workers in San Diego gain voluntary union recognition

For years, pharmacists, pharmacy techs, and clinical lab scientists struggled to secure fair wages from Kindred San Diego while their unionized colleagues, including nurses, housekeepers and medical technicians, organized to ...

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NUHW members help lead fight to save acclaimed birthing center

NUHW members at Petaluma Valley Hospital joined with their nurse colleagues on February 15 for a rally to save the hospital’s acclaimed birthing center from closure. After the rally, the ...

Mental health therapists at Kaiser Permanente in Hawai’i ratify contract ending 172-day strike

NUHW-represented mental health clinicians in Hawai’i ratified a three-year contract on February 19 that ended the longest mental health strike in U.S. history. For 172 days, the approximately 50 psychologists, ...