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NUHW members helped shape groundbreaking new hospice staffing rules

NUHW members provided written and oral testimony that helped shape pioneering hospice regulations that will include favorable RN-to-patient ratios and more say for workers in how hospice care is provided.

NUHW expands into Pennsylvania

Mental health workers at Rogers Behavioral Health in Philadelphia have formed a union with NUHW, joining their counterparts in California, who won trailblazing contracts as NUHW members.

NUHW members win more than big raises at RAMS

Workers at the San Francisco mental health nonprofit that serves many immigrant and LGBTQ+ residents held out for provisions that protect their rights from incursions by the Trump Administration.

Member profile: Stephania Ramirez

Ramirez, a nursing assistant, is fighting to win a good first contract at her Providence hospital.

News of the Month – December 2025

Español Note: Viewing some of these stories may require a subscription. KQED, the Bay Area’s public radio station, published a story talking to NUHW members about ongoing contract bargaining in ...

NUHW calls on Sutter Health to preserve gender affirming care for anyone under 19

NUHW has long supported the right to gender-affirming care and the principle that no government should interfere in personal medical decisions.

Member profile: Natalie Barbrie

Barbrie, a therapist at Rogers Behavioral Health in Los Angeles, helped her coworkers write a Hollywood ending with their unionization efforts.

Hospice workers force management to resume negotiations

After workers called for a three-day strike unless management agreed to return to the bargaining table after nearly four months without negotiations, management agreed to new bargaining dates just two ...

Lake County contract marks Wellpath sweep

With a first contract in Lake County unanimously ratified, NUHW members who work for Wellpath inside three county jails have all won new contracts this fall.

NUHW members picket Kindred hospitals

The actions came after three months of bargaining during which the private-equity-backed company is insisting on wage rates that would worsen turnover and unsafe staffing levels.

NUHW members defeat subcontracting ploy in Salinas

When management at Salinas Valley Hospital sought to subcontract work in violation of its NUHW contract, workers banded together to protect their work and their rights.

NUHW members fight back over Keck-USC violations

With Keck-USC exploiting President Trump’s undermining of the National Labor Relations Board to violate its contracts and federal labor law, NUHW members took to the streets to fight for their ...