News & Updates

Kindred workers in San Diego gain voluntary union recognition

With worker support for joining NUHW crystal clear, the hospital chain opted to recognize their union rather than to request a formal vote.

News of the Month – February 2023

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

Find out how much you’d save with Medicare for All

The Sacramento Bee recently ran a commentary about a tool designed by Healthy California Now and NUHW letting Californians calculate how much money they’d save if the state adopted a single-payer Medicare for All healthcare system. Find out how much you'd save.

NUHW receives record new organizing inquiries in 2022

NUHW experienced strong growth in 2022 as well as unprecedented interest from healthcare workers interested in unionizing.

Workers fight back again against Providence (St. Joseph Health) payroll errors

After fighting to win penalty pay for payroll mistakes last summer, NUHW members at Providence hospitals acted fast to prevent the healthcare giant from illegally doubling payroll deductions after another payroll error.

Recalling NUHW’s strike to make Kaiser honor MLK Day

In a sit-down interview, Sabrina Chaumette, a Kaiser therapist in Oakland, reflects on last year's strike by NUHW-represented clinicians in Oakland and Richmond that forced Kaiser to finally honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a paid holiday.

Workers at Sutter Care at Home Sacramento Hospice vote to join NUHW

The vote by RNs and therapists marks the latest organizing victory for NUHW in the Sutter system.

NUHW Tarzana members approve new contract with big raises

Raises will average 40 percent over four years under the agreement, which also includes making Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a paid holiday.

Kaiser strike in Hawai’i now in sixth month

Several U.S. senators have written Kaiser CEO Greg Adams calling on Kaiser to settle a contract with its mental health therapists.

NUHW members picket UCSF Children’s Hospital Oakland, seeking to keep care in East Bay

Joined by parents and community leaders, hundreds of workers called on UCSF to agree to contractual provisions that would safeguard jobs and medical services in the East Bay.

Natalie Rogers: “I like to be a voice for the voiceless”

After walking picket lines with her colleagues during what was the longest strike ever by mental healthcare workers, the Kaiser therapist made more history last year by becoming the first Black mayor of Santa Rosa.

News of the Month – January 2023

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