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NUHW membership at USC tops 2,000 with organizing victories at Verdugo Hills Hospital

While NUHW-represented workers at Keck Medicine of USC have been winning strong contracts that improve wages and benefits, their counterparts at USC’s Verdugo Hills Hospital have faced lower pay, poorer ...

Orange County Supervisors call on Kaiser to reverse cuts

The campaign to make Kaiser Permanente reverse cuts that make it harder for therapists in Southern California to meet the needs of their patients gained momentum in December, as the ...

NUHW nurses save the day at fundraiser

Geneica Williams and Relicia Knox attended Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley’s fundraiser in Oakland to show their support for the veteran lawmaker who supported their successful recent contract campaign. Then ...

Workers at Aspen nursing homes fight hard for new contracts

NUHW members at three Northern California nursing homes finalized contracts this month with a new operator that was intent on reversing gains workers had secured under the previous administration. The ...

Seton workers picket over cuts to services and health benefits

NUHW members at Seton Medical Center in Daly City were joined by elected and community leaders on the picket line December 16 to warn residents that reckless cost-cutting by the ...

Workers to picket Seton Medical Center

Employer AMHC has cut employee health benefits to the point that many caregivers can’t afford to access care.

Organizing victory at Verdugo Hills Hospital brings NUHW membership at USC to nearly 2,000

While NUHW-represented workers at Keck Medicine of USC have been winning strong contracts that improve wages and benefits, their counterparts at USC’s Verdugo Hills Hospital have faced lower pay, poorer ...

Workers to picket Seton Medical Center

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, Dec. 11 Contact: Matthew Artz, 510-435-8035, martz@nuhw.org Media Advisory: Seton Medical Center, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12 Workers to picket Seton Medical Center ...

Sutter workers hold first-ever strike

Fed up with severe understaffing and 18 months of fruitless contract negotiations, nearly 150 NUHW members held a one day strike Dec. 6 at the Sutter Center for Psychiatry in ...

Workers to strike Sutter psychiatric hospital in Sacramento

Workers will strike the Sutter Center for Psychiatry on Wednesday, December 6, demanding a fair contract that improves wages and addresses unsafe staffing levels and worsening conditions for patients. The ...

News of the Month – November 2023

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

Member Profile: Humberto Retana

Humberto Retana is a marriage and family therapist who got involved with his union to support his coworkers and “stay close to the action.”