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Therapists “blitz” Kaiser with Objection to Assignment action

In an effort to help regulatory agencies obtain real data on whether Kaiser Permanente is adhering to recent settlement agreements over mental healthcare violations, therapists this month are documenting violations.

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Member profile: Jose Alvarez

Alvarez, a housekeeping aide at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, is fighting with his coworkers for safe staffing, pay improvements, and better workplace conditions.

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NUHW-sponsored bills advance in California Legislature

This session, NUHW is helping spearhead legislation that would regulate the use of artificial intelligence in mental health settings and require the state to study pay disparities between behavioral health ...

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NUHW members in Humboldt County meet with state senator

Workers at Providence St. Joseph hospitals in Humboldt County detailed their employer’s contract violations and other bad-faith actions to State Senator Mike McGuire, who promised to speak with Providence representatives. ...

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More MarinHealth MRI Techs join NUHW

Workers at Novato and Larkspur clinics will receive raises and improved benefits under the existing Marin Outpatient MRI contract.

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News of the Month – April 2026

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

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Refusing to be intimidated, Rogers Wisconsin workers join NUHW

NUHW expanded to Wisconsin this month when workers at two Rogers Behavioral Health facilities voted overwhelmingly to join the union despite the employer’s fierce anti-union campaign.

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Nurses hold picket amid management’s demand to cancel up to 52 shifts per year

Fed up with having shifts canceled and colleagues leave, nurses picketed Petaluma Valley Hospital, demanding limits on shift cancellations and comparable pay to nearby Providence-owned hospitals.

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Sutter workers hold first joint picket

NUHW members at Sutter hospitals, hospice, and home health services throughout Northern California walked picket lines together to protest chronic understaffing and unmanageable workloads.

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Wisconsin Mental Health Workers Vote to Unionize

The approximately 63 workers in West Allis and 33 workers in Madison are ready to negotiate contracts that would provide better pay, protections to ensure safe staffing levels and more ...

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NUHW Endorsements: June 2026 Election

Over the past several months, NUHW members across California have interviewed candidates for local, state, and federal races and made endorsements that were then ratified by our member-elected Executive Board. ...

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Labor Board sides with Rogers Behavioral Health workers, schedules union elections next week in Wisconsin

In February, Wisconsin mental health provider, Rogers Behavioral Health, illegally fired three caregivers for simply saying that they and their co-workers were forming a union. This week, the National Labor Relations ...

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