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NUHW focuses on eight races to flip House

NUHW members have the opportunity to volunteer on critical campaigns to elect pro-worker politicians to Congress.

Member profile: Austin Allison

Allison, a senior surgical technologist at Providence St. Joseph Hospital Eureka, draws on his experience as a public servant to help his coworkers fight workplace injustices and advocate for themselves.

NUHW members at MarinHealth Medical Center win healthcare fight

When the employer unilaterally increased medical insurance premiums, NUHW members organized to stop it and forced the hospital district to refund nearly $100,000 in higher premiums.

NUHW members picket troubled private equity-owned hospitals

Healthcare workers at Kindred Bay Area Hospital in San Leandro and San Diego face severe staffing shortages as they fight for contracts that will help stem rampant worker turnover and ...

News of the Month – September 2026

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

SF Supervisors take stand against Kaiser’s dangerous contract proposals

Following a special hearing in July, San Francisco has become the first city to pass a resolution opposing Kaiser Permanente’s contract demands that would allow it to lay off therapists, ...

WEDNESDAY: Workers to picket Kindred Hospital Diego

More than 100 healthcare workers will picket outside Kindred Hospital San Diego on Wednesday, September 23, to call attention to severe understaffing amid ongoing contract negotiations at the 70-bed facility.  

NUHW statement on Connie Chan attacking Scott Wiener over Medicare for All bill

Statement rom Sal Rosselli, a San Francisco resident and NUHW president emeritus.

San Francisco passes resolution opposing Kaiser contract demands

The 11-member San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolutioncalling on Kaiser to withdraw contract demands that would set the stage for the giant HMO to lay off therapists, ...

Wellpath Merced workers ratify first union contract

Nearly 60 caregivers who work for the prison health contractor at the Merced County Jail will get minimum guaranteed raises of 9.5 percent over three years and education reimbursements.

Sutter workers win nine new contracts

After weeks of around-the-clock negotiations with a strike looming, approximately 1,400 NUHW members at Sutter hospitals, hospices, and home care agencies have strong new contracts.

Democratic Party stands with therapists in Kaiser fight

During its annual convention, the California Democratic Party passed a resolution supporting NUHW’s position in contract negotiations with Kaiser that artificial intelligence should not be used to replace mental health ...