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Member profile: Elizabeth Rundles

January 27, 2026

Español Elizabeth Rundles grew up with twin autistic nephews and saw the benefits of early interventions. One of her nephews is now a university student.  Rundles entered college aspiring to

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Healthcare workers to picket Providence San Pedro Hospital on Wednesday, Aug. 21

The workers, who include licensed vocational nurses, respiratory therapists, housekeepers, nursing assistants, medical technicians, occupational therapists, and physical therapists, voted over the past year to join the National Union of ...

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Member Profile: Ashley Christensen

The Physical Therapist at Visiting Nurses Association of Santa Cruz is an exercise enthusiast who helped lead her coworkers in the bargaining of their new contract.

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News of the Month – July 2024

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

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RAMS workers secure additional pay raise

NUHW members at the nonprofit mental health provider will get an additional three percent raise and become more involved in helping their employer secure additional funding.

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Hawai’i workers make Kaiser pay full performance bonus

When Kaiser claimed that mental health professionals in Hawai’i only qualified for a portion of their $5,000 performance bonus, they showed that Kaiser was crunching numbers incorrectly and won their ...

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Labor Fed passes NUHW resolution on Kaiser

With contract bargaining set to begin for NUHW-represented mental health professionals in Southern California, The California Labor Federation passed a resolution calling on Kaiser to bargain a fair contract.

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National Union of Healthcare Workers endorses Kamala Harris for president

NUHW’s endorsement is based on two decades of experience working with Harris to improve the lives of California’s working families.

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Stockton Unified School District workers ratify first union contract 

A year after 50 district therapists organized with NUHW, they have achieved equitable pay and working conditions with their co-workers. 

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Sutter workers keep free healthcare in hard-fought contract wins

After pickets, strikes and extensive political outreach, more than 500 NUHW members at Sutter Health reach agreement on new contracts this month.

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News of the Month – June 2024

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

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Mission Neighborhood Health Center nurses join NUHW

Registered nurses win card check election, strengthening union presence at nonprofit serving San Francisco’s immigrant population.

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NUHW members push Kaiser to honor Juneteenth

After NUHW members in Oakland and Richmond struck two years ago to make Kaiser Permanente recognize MLK Day as a paid holiday, they have begun organizing to do the same ...

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