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Kaiser mental health workers ratify contract after 196-day strike

  • May 8, 2025
After 196-day strike in Southern California, the new contract includes several improvements, including a defined benefit pension, but does not establish full equity for behavioral health within the Kaiser system.
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Tentative agreement reached to end Kaiser mental health strike

  • May 5, 2025
NUHW will review the tentative agreement with its members. NUHW expects to complete the ratification vote by May 8. If ratified, the agreement will have immediate effect.
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Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: May 2, 2025

  • May 3, 2025
We were honored for our strike today at Los Angeles City Hall. About a dozen strikers were on hand to accept a special May Day Award from Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martinez and Eunisses Hernandez. 
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THURSDAY: Children’s Hospital Oakland workers to launch strike vote at May Day rally against UCSF pay cut plan

  • April 30, 2025
Workers at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland are preparing to go on strike to stop UCSF’s plan to integrate the hospital into UCSF Health — a move that would cost workers their union and at least $7,000 per year in take-home pay.
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Legislature advances mental health parity bills as Kaiser strike hits Day 192

  • April 30, 2025
The Assembly Health Committee on Tuesday voted 12-1 to advance AB 1429, (Bains, D-Delano) that would make it much easier for Kaiser patients to get fully reimbursed for out-of pocket mental health expenses.
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TUESDAY: Assembly to consider mental health bill helping Kaiser patients who have to pay out-of-pocket for care

  • April 28, 2025
The Assembly Health Committee will hear AB 1429, which would require Kaiser to provide full reimbursement for patients paying out-of-pocket for behavioral health services that Kaiser should be providing.
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Member profile: Shantel Nieves

  • April 22, 2025
USC Call Center Scheduler says negotiating her first union contract showed her the power of a union.
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News of the Month – April 2025

  • April 22, 2025
Read our roundup of the latest labor and healthcare news from top media outlets.
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Workers hone their leadership skills in NUHW Steward Training

  • April 22, 2025
The recent session in Sacramento, which included a visit from the capital city’s mayor, helped equip workers with the tools to build power in the workplace.
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Workers at Healdsburg Hospital vote overwhelmingly to join NUHW

  • April 22, 2025
NUHW now represents workers at all six Providence hospitals in Northern California and more than 4,300 Providence employees statewide.
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NUHW members at Children’s Hospital Oakland rally against phony “integration” plan

  • April 22, 2025
By folding Children’s Hospital Oakland into UCSF Health, the university would force NUHW members into different unions with contracts that would result in significantly less take-home pay.
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NUHW members picket low-paying Orange County hospital

  • April 22, 2025
Workers are fighting for fair wages to improve care and end rampant turnover at West Anaheim Medical Center.
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