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News of the Month – December 2025

Español Note: Viewing some of these stories may require a subscription. KQED, the Bay Area’s public radio station, published a story talking to NUHW members about ongoing contract bargaining in ...

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NUHW calls on Sutter Health to preserve gender affirming care for anyone under 19

NUHW has long supported the right to gender-affirming care and the principle that no government should interfere in personal medical decisions.

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Member profile: Natalie Barbrie

Barbrie, a therapist at Rogers Behavioral Health in Los Angeles, helped her coworkers write a Hollywood ending with their unionization efforts.

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Hospice workers force management to resume negotiations

After workers called for a three-day strike unless management agreed to return to the bargaining table after nearly four months without negotiations, management agreed to new bargaining dates just two ...

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Lake County contract marks Wellpath sweep

With a first contract in Lake County unanimously ratified, NUHW members who work for Wellpath inside three county jails have all won new contracts this fall.

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NUHW members picket Kindred hospitals

The actions came after three months of bargaining during which the private-equity-backed company is insisting on wage rates that would worsen turnover and unsafe staffing levels.

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NUHW members defeat subcontracting ploy in Salinas

When management at Salinas Valley Hospital sought to subcontract work in violation of its NUHW contract, workers banded together to protect their work and their rights.

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NUHW members fight back over Keck-USC violations

With Keck-USC exploiting President Trump’s undermining of the National Labor Relations Board to violate its contracts and federal labor law, NUHW members took to the streets to fight for their ...

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News of the Month – November 2025

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

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Caregivers to picket two Orange County hospitals Nov. 20 over wages, staffing

Workers have been negotiating new contracts at both hospitals since August, but Kindred, which is owned by a private equity fund, is proposing just 1.5 percent annual raises despite concerns ...

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NUHW endorses Scott Wiener for Congress 

Since 2020, Scott Wiener has authored several major mental health parity bills that have been signed into law.

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Mental health therapists turn the heat up on Kaiser

Across California and beyond, therapists are taking action to make Kaiser Permanente honor its contracts and rescind proposals that would undo patient care improvements and set the stage for layoffs.

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