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News of the Month – January 2026

Español Note: Viewing some of these stories may require a subscription. NUHW member Ilana Marcucci-Morris and researcher Ciara Keegan appeared on the This Machine Kills Podcast, talking about Kaiser Permanente’s ...

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NUHW members canvass for Scott Wiener

With the race to replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress already underway, NUHW members this month knocked on doors for State Senator Scott Wiener, who has authored multiple landmark mental health ...

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Kaiser workers go public over contract violations

After a nearly seven-month strike, in which mental health therapists won additional time for patient care duties that can’t be done during appointments, Kaiser is violating the agreement, and workers ...

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Workers at Imperial Beach Community Clinic vote to join NUHW

The union vote is a response to constant turnover in recent years, which has worsened worker morale and patient care.

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NUHW members defend contract at RAMS

When their employer claimed that the new agreement didn’t provide full reimbursement for new license and certification fees, workers sprang into action to force management to backtrack.

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NUHW statement opposing Trump Administration’s gender-affirming care ban for minors

NUHW released this statement in response to rules proposed by the Trump Administration that would effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors by threatening to pull federal funding for any ...

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Reflecting on 37 years at Kaiser and the early days of NUHW

David Zelen has seen it all during his long career at Kaiser. In this Q&A, Zelen, who’s retiring this month, talks about why he and his coworkers were among the ...

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NUHW members helped shape groundbreaking new hospice staffing rules

NUHW members provided written and oral testimony that helped shape pioneering hospice regulations that will include favorable RN-to-patient ratios and more say for workers in how hospice care is provided.

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A banner year for NUHW organizing

NUHW has organized more than 1,300 new members at nine facilities in California and beyond over the past 12 months.

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NUHW expands into Pennsylvania

Mental health workers at Rogers Behavioral Health in Philadelphia have formed a union with NUHW, joining their counterparts in California, who won trailblazing contracts as NUHW members.

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NUHW members win more than big raises at RAMS

Workers at the San Francisco mental health nonprofit that serves many immigrant and LGBTQ+ residents held out for provisions that protect their rights from incursions by the Trump Administration.

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Member profile: Stephania Ramirez

Ramirez, a nursing assistant, is fighting to win a good first contract at her Providence hospital.

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