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Future NUHW members in Wisconsin garner lots of support in fight against union busting

Rogers Behavioral Healthcare illegally fired three mental health professionals this month who told management at their suburban Milwaukee facility that they and their coworkers were joining NUHW.

Perseverance pays off for NUHW members settling long-awaited first contracts

Pharmacists at MarinHealth Medical Center will get a massive raise and NaphCare employees at the Santa Cruz County Jail will get strong wage increases from their first contracts.

News of the Month – February 2026

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

Kaiser mental health therapists in Northern California and Central Valley vote to authorize strike

Approximately 2,400 mental health therapists, social workers and psychologists who provide mental healthcare for Kaiser patients in the Bay Area, Central Valley and Sacramento have authorized a one-day Unfair Labor ...

Kaiser therapists voting on strike authorization

Approximately 2,400 mental health therapists, social workers and psychologists who provide mental healthcare for Kaiser patients in the Bay Area, Central Valley and Sacramento are voting on authorizing a one-day strike.

Member profile: Elizabeth Rundles

Now an NUHW member, Rundles is ready to advocate for her coworkers and clients at FirstSteps for Kids in Los Angeles.

News of the Month – January 2026

Español Note: Viewing some of these stories may require a subscription. NUHW member Ilana Marcucci-Morris and researcher Ciara Keegan appeared on the This Machine Kills Podcast, talking about Kaiser Permanente’s ...

NUHW members canvass for Scott Wiener

With the race to replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress already underway, NUHW members this month knocked on doors for State Senator Scott Wiener, who has authored multiple landmark mental health ...

Kaiser workers go public over contract violations

After a nearly seven-month strike, in which mental health therapists won additional time for patient care duties that can’t be done during appointments, Kaiser is violating the agreement, and workers ...

Workers at Imperial Beach Community Clinic vote to join NUHW

The union vote is a response to constant turnover in recent years, which has worsened worker morale and patient care.

NUHW members defend contract at RAMS

When their employer claimed that the new agreement didn’t provide full reimbursement for new license and certification fees, workers sprang into action to force management to backtrack.

NUHW statement opposing Trump Administration’s gender-affirming care ban for minors

NUHW released this statement in response to rules proposed by the Trump Administration that would effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors by threatening to pull federal funding for any ...