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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 ...

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

Workers are fighting for a contract that improves wages, preserves affordable health benefits, and addresses unsafe staffing.

Healthcare workers at MarinHealth Medical Center will hold a one-day strike Tuesday, April 16

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 12, 2024 Contact: Matthew Artz, 510-435-8035, martz@nuhw.org Picket line will go from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. While MarinHealth Medical Center has netted strong operating profits ...

Seton workers strike to restore quality health insurance

In violation of their contract, the hospital changed its health plan forcing workers to pay up to $6,000 a year to keep access to their doctors and accept a plan ...

News of the Month – March 2023

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

Seton workers strike to restore quality health insurance

More than 400 NUHW members struck Seton Medical Center in Daly City on March 25 and 26, demanding that the hospital restore their health benefits. Every Bay Area news station ...

NUHW members take fight to Providence

In March, workers fought to restore birthing services at a Providence hospital in Petaluma, while Providence workers throughout the region prepared to bargain a single contract.

Los Angeles Board of Supervisors passes resolution in support of Kaiser therapists

In a unanimous vote, the board expressed its opposition to Kaiser’s decision to reduce the amount of time therapists have to perform critical patient care duties.

NUHW investigation uncovers new Kaiser mental health violations

As Kaiser prepares its written plan for fixing the serious violations detailed in its $200 million settlement with the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC), NUHW has identified potentially ...

Big legal victory at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital

Workers at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister will seek to reverse all the takeaways they’ve endured after a U.S. Bankruptcy Court sided with NUHW in determining that the hospital ...

Los Angeles Board of Supervisors passes resolution in support of Kaiser therapists

The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors in March became the second elected body to pass a resolution criticizing Kaiser for making it harder for therapists in Southern California to meet ...

NUHW members take fight to Providence

NUHW members throughout Northern California are joining together to take on Providence, a massive hospital corporation that has been cutting care to communities throughout the region. While Providence this month ...