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Member profile: Meg Johnson

Johnson, a lead case manager for the San Francisco Homeless Outreach Team, helps transform lives and is now working with her coworkers to transform their workplace as NUHW members.

Caregivers strike Kindred Brea and Westminster hospitals

Workers are negotiating their next contract as they face lagging wages and low staffing levels that have contributed to state fines for patient care violations.

Nursing home workers are fighting back to protect their schedules

When Novato Healthcare Center tried to impose a schedule that would have cost many workers their weekends, they organized to stop it.

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.