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News of the Month – January 2024

  • January 25, 2024
Read our roundup of the latest labor and healthcare news from top media outlets.
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Member Profile: Nora Fonseca

  • January 25, 2024
Nora, a housekeeper at Sutter California Pacific Medical Center, walked picket lines with her mother before becoming a union leader herself at the San Francisco hospital.
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Mission Neighborhood Health Center workers get big raises with contract extension

  • January 25, 2024
Caregivers who provide services to low-income families in San Francisco agreed to 22 percent raises as part of contract extension that runs into 2028.
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Dominican Hospital workers unit to win strong contract

  • January 25, 2024
The four-year agreement at the Santa Cruz facility will boost wages 18 percent, while capping insurance premium increases and boosting pay for weekend work.
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NUHW joins fight against anti-LGBTQ+ extremists in Glendale

  • January 25, 2024
NUHW members stood in solidarity this month with students, parents and teachers in Glendale where far-right agitators have held violent protests and are now seeking seats on the city’s school board.
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California Assembly passes NUHW-backed “Ghost Network” bill

  • January 25, 2024
The bill, which now heads to the State Senate, would require health plans to maintain accurate lists of in-network providers, including mental health therapists.
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NUHW members at Providence hospital get abusive managers terminated

  • January 25, 2024
One year after using their collective power to win a great contract, workers at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center put their power on display once again to oust problem managers in the housekeeping and engineering departments.
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News of the Month – December 2023

  • December 30, 2023
Read our roundup of the latest labor and healthcare news from top media outlets.
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Workers at Aspen nursing homes fight hard for new contracts

  • December 30, 2023
More than 200 caregivers at three Sacramento-area nursing homes averted severe takeaways in tough negotiations with a new operator.
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Seton workers picket over cuts to services and health benefits

  • December 30, 2023
Having successfully fought to keep their community hospital open through two bankruptcies, NUHW members are now confronting a new owner that is slashing patient care services and worker healthcare benefits.
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NUHW nurses save the day at fundraiser

  • December 30, 2023
NUHW nurses save the day at fundraiser.
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Sutter workers hold first ever strike

  • December 30, 2023
Fed up with severe understaffing and 18 months of fruitless contract negotiations, nearly 150 NUHW members held a one-day strike December 6 at the Sutter Center for Psychiatry in Sacramento.
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