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Sutter workers picket psych hospital, authorize strike

With TV news cameras rolling, workers at the Sutter Center for Psychiatry began a pre-dawn informational picket to let the public know that Sutter Health has been denying them a ...

Workers to picket Sutter psychiatric hospital in Sacramento

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, Nov. 7 Contact: Matthew Artz, martz@nuhw.org, 510-435-8035 Picket lines will be held Wednesday, Nov. 8 from 6 to 8:30 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. Workers ...

Member Profile: Creight Fontenelle

Creight and his nearly 1,800 coworkers are gearing up to win the best contract ever at Keck USC.

NUHW endorses Katie Porter for U.S. Senate

The endorsement was decided by NUHW members who voted to endorse the Orange County congress member following a candidate forum during our Leadership Conference in Los Angeles.

News of the Month – October 2023

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

Kindred San Diego workers strike for fair pay

Approximately 20 pharmacy and laboratory workers held a three-day strike demanding wage increases on par with what their NUHW-represented colleagues recently won at the hospital.

Newsom signs NUHW-backed universal healthcare bill

NUHW helped spearhead the bill to move California farther along the path to a universal healthcare system through its leadership in Healthy California Now, the state’s largest coalition of single-payer, ...

Kindred Bay Area workers win better salaries and benefits

Kindred Bay Area workers win better salaries and benefits.

Historic settlement: Kaiser agrees to pay record fine, spend $150 million to improve mental health services

In a major victory for Kaiser therapists and patients, Kaiser acknowledged systemic failures in its mental healthcare system and committed to addressing them. The agreement settled two state investigations, one ...

Nearly 500 workers join NUHW in October

Approximately 470 workers at a major Providence hospital voted to join NUHW, while smaller groups workers at two facilities voted to join their colleagues as NUHW members.

Kindred San Diego workers strike for fair pay

Vanik Sarkissian, a lab scientist at Kindred Hospital San Diego, ended a three-day strike with his colleagues this month more determined than ever to win a fair contract from their ...

Nearly 500 workers join NUHW in October

October has been a “scary good” month for NUHW as nearly 500 healthcare workers, most of whom work at a major Providence hospital in Los Angeles voted to join our ...