Welcome NUHW activists!
This page will always have the latest leaflets, stickers, petitions and other tools to help keep our union strong in NUHW.
Leaflets
Newest leaflets:
- NLRB put it in writing [English]
Raises, PSP, and benefits are all guaranteed by law when we join NUHW
August, 2010 - Representation [English, Spanish, Tagalag]
We used to have experienced union staff and shop stewards to represent us at work. What happened?
August, 2010 - We’re safe and strong in NUHW [English, Spanish, Tagalag]
A special message from the 5,600 members of NUHW
August, 2010 - It’s the Law [English]
We’ll keep all our promised wages and benefits when we change unions.
August, 2010 - NUHW members at USC get their raises—up to 9.25% [English]
USC workers get raises because of contract they won with NUHW’s negotiators. It’s the law.
August, 2010 - Kaiser workers win election date to Vote NUHW [English,Spanish and Tagalag]
Kaiser workers win an election date to vote NUHW. Ballots in the government-supervised election will be mailed on September 13.
July, 2010 - The Federal Government will protect our right to vote [English and Spanish]
Kaiser workers win agreement for a government-protected, vote-by-mail election to protect our rights
July, 2010 - Providence Tarzana workers win election to join NUHW [English]
Nearly 600 Providence Tarazana Hospital healthcare workers vote to join NUHW! Download this leaflet to share NUHW’s election victories.
July, 2010 - Leaflets about our Kaiser filing: Kaiser North | Kaiser South | Hospitals
45,000 Kaiser workers win the right to vote!
June, 2010 - Government tells Kaiser to give NUHW Pros our raise [English and Spanish]
SEIU lied—the law’s on our side!
June, 2010 - SEIU agrees to Kaiser Healthcare Benefits Takeaway Committee [English and Spanish]
SEIU agrees to give Kaiser an appointed Healthcare Benefits Takeaway Committee. Read it for yourself.
June, 2010 - SEIU’s contract vote gives us No Choice [English and Spanish]
Together we can win a real choice—an election to win the strong representation we deserve.
June, 2010 - Optical Workers Petition to Join NUHW! [English and Spanish]
380 Kaiser Optical Chapter members petition to join NUHW.
June, 2010 - 1300 Kaiser IBHS Professioinals submit Majority Petition to join NUHW [English]
Mental Health Professionals in Kaiser’s IBHS bargaining unit submit their majority petition for an election to join NUHW.
June, 2010 - Kaiser Bargaining not what we’ve been told [English and Spanish]
An SEIU bargaining team member quits SEIU’s bargaining team to win more with NUHW.
May, 2010 - Can we afford more of the same? [English]
SEIU is losing what matters most, can we afford more of the same?.
May, 2010 - Our Power [English and Spanish]
SEIU is afraid of Our Power.
May, 2010 - SEIU is Setting us Up [English]
SEIU is Setting Kaiser workers up to Fail, NUHW is gearing up to win.
May, 2010 - RNs at Kaiser Sunset win 171 New Jobs [English]
How did RNs at Kaiser Sunset win 171 new jobs while SEIU members are being laid off?
May 10, 2010 - It’s our Time to Win at Kaiser [English]
Are we better off today than we were one year ago? It’s time to join NUHW.
April, 2010 - It’s the Law [English]
We’ll keep all our promised wages and benefits when we change unions.
April, 2010 - What’s the Verdict? [English]
Elected leaders did everything in their power to protect our right to vote.
April 10, 2010 - SEIU Escalates to Violence [English y Español]
After getting into a yelling match with a union member an SEIU staff member lunges at an NUHW volunteer while yelling an obscenity.
February 26, 2010 - Retro pay or Giveaway? [English y Español]
SEIU “bonus” means $10.5 million for the boss, wage freeze for us
February 18, 2010 - A New Day at Kaiser [English] [Español]
NUHW wins by a landslide in sweep of 3 Kaiser Elections; 40,000 more to choose in June.
January 27, 2010 - Kaiser Workers Vote NUHW. We’re next! [English] [Español]
January 27, 2010 - Kaiser Professionals - About Our Election [English]
December 12, 2009 - U.S. Labor Law Fact [English]
December 9, 2009 - Meet the Alta Bates Summit organizing committee [English]
November 19, 2009 - Kaiser - How weak can SEIU be? [English]
Kaiser is moving ahead with flex scheduling in Pharmacy, ignoring the vote of workers and daring SEIU to do anything about it. November 19, 2009 - Whistleblowers expose Fresno election violations [English]
November 12, 2009 - Centinela - The $13,000 Difference [English]
SEIU agrees to wages far behind area hospitals. November 3, 2009 - St. Francis (DOCHS) - Do you deserve less? [English]
SEIU’s new contract leaves dedicated employees behind. Accepts wages that are lower than what the Boss proposed one year ago. November 1, 2009 - Tarzana EVS - Hostage Day 14 [English][Español]
October 27, 2009 - Sonoma Co. officials and members blast SEIU [English] [Español/Chinese]
SEIU used intimidation, voter suppression, and fraud to force homecare workers to ratify a contract that contained nothing but takeaways. October 26, 2009 - Hostage Day 30 [English/Español]
Olympia, Garden Grove, USC University, Sodexho USC, and Providence Tarzana members mobilize to protest SEIU’s “blocking charges” and pressure NLRB to schedule their election. October 24, 2009 - Let Us Vote [English]
October 22, 2009 - St. Francis (DOCHS) - Read the fine print [English]
October 22, 2009 - Dave’s Disneyland party flops while workers wait for contracts [English]
October 21, 2009 - Centinela workers file to join NUHW [English]
October 4, 2009 - Kaiser/SEIU Pharmacy flex agreement exposed [English]
October 1, 2009 - 1,600 SoCal workers file to join NUHW [English]
September 24, 2009 - Kaiser/SEIU Layoff Agreement Exposed [English]
August 28, 2009 - Kaiser Security Officers: SEIU’s sellout contract of the century [English]
August 8, 2009 - “A tragedy that could have been avoided” [English]
July 27, 2009 - SEIU report card: 6 months of trusteeship [English]
July 27, 2009 - SEIU admits: Threats over dues deduction are illegal [English]
July 20, 2009 - SEIU’s scare tactics at Kaiser [English]
July 16, 2009 - United against SEIU [English] [Español]
The labor movement has united against SEIU’s attacks. July 7, 2009 - Asleep at the wheel [English] [Español]
SEIU officials’ latest failures to protect wages and benefits. July 7, 2009 - Laughing all the way to the bank [English] [Español]
SEIU’s misuse of healthcare workers’ dues. July 7, 2009 - Million dollar club [English]
On SEIU’s excessive trusteeship salaries paid for by our dues. July 7, 2009
What workers are doing in NUHW:
- Report-back from our Founding Convention [English] [Chinese] [Español]
April 29, 2009 - Kaiser workers are joining NUHW despite NLRB ruling to delay our vote [English] [Español]
April 10, 2009 - We’re not refusing to pay dues… Bill us! [English] [Español]
March 23, 2009 - St. Patrick’s Day: Drive the snakes out of California! [CHW] [Daughters] [Olympia]
March 17, 2009 - NUHW joins CNA in CHW bargaining [English]
“On March 11, 2009 an elected bargaining team from the CNA opened negotiations with CHW, and NUHW rank-and-file leaders were there.” March 12, 2009 - We’re choosing NUHW—91,000 at 350 facilities [English] [Español] [Chinese]
“91,000 workers at more than 350 hospitals, nursing homes and clinics across California have filed petitions to stay united in NUHW.” March 4, 2009 - 50,000 Kaiser workers are joining NUHW [English] [Español]
Feb. 27, 2009 - 113 facilities are choosing NUHW [English] [Español]
(list of 113 facilities) “Across California, healthcare workers are standing together to defend the union they’ve built.” Feb. 21, 2009 - CHW bargaining team to SEIU: You don’t represent us [English] [Español]
Feb. 15, 2009 - Why is UHW really in trusteeship? [English]
“Because UHW leaders like you insisted on building a member driven, fully democratic Union where workers, not Washington, D.C. lawyers, make the decisions…” Feb. 3, 2009 - We’re Joining NUHW! [English] [Español]
“Daughters of Charity, Sutter, and independent hospital and nursing home workers file for NLRB elections…” Feb. 2, 2009
How SEIU is hurting healthcare workers:
- SEIU style of democracy: reign of terror [English]
SEIU is getting rid of elected stewards, selling out our pension plan, and will be giving up our “Employment and Income Security” next. March 18, 2009 - CHW and SEIU collude to delay our vote March 15, 2009 [English]
- SEIU to Kaiser workers: “Bad = Good. Less = More.” March 12, 2009 [English]
- L1021 Members: Financial corruption at SEIU Local 1021 March 12, 2008 [English]
- LA Times: More corruption from Stern’s appointed officials [English]
“On President Damita Davis-Howard’s watch, the Los Angeles Times just reported that SEIU Local 1021 funded a nonprofit organization run by a Local 1021 officer… (who) took $117,000 from the nonprofit as a second salary, directed $62,000 to a family member, and took another $10,000 from Local 1021 for sitting on a political committee.” March 12, 2008 - Olympia Medical Center healthcare workers won’t be silenced by SEIU [English] March 11, 2009
- When is less than one percent a majority? [English]
“Out of the 91,000 healthcare workers who have united to quit SEIU and join the National Union of Healthcare Workers, SEIU wants to let only 120 of us vote.” March 10, 2009 - SEIU’s bargaining record [English]
“Our contract is too important to leave in the hands of unelected officials who have never worked in our facilities. SEIU doesn’t care whether we get a good contract—they just want to make quick deals to lock us into their union. We deserve better.” March 8, 2009 - SEIU talks out both sides of its mouth [English] [Español]
“SEIU is trying to get workers in Los Angeles to leave their current union and join SEIU. On their web site they answer questions about what happens when workers choose a new union. Their
own answers make it clear that they have been lying to UHW members all along.” March 6, 2009 - Rejected and desperate [English] [Español]
“SEIU’s Washington, D.C. officials are reeling after being kicked to the curb by 91,000 workers at more than 350 facilities. They’re resorting to desperate measures to make us stay—empty threats, feeble lies, and now a nuisance lawsuit against our union’s leaders.” March 6, 2009 - Andy fiddles while SEIU burns [English] [Español]
“It’s fitting that SEIU—the Corporate Union—is experiencing the same kind of problems with credibility and finances as Corporate America. SEIU announced it’s laying off 140 staff, or around 25 percent of the entire SEIU International workforce.” March 4, 2009 - SEIU sells out Tenet workers in Florida [English]
March 3, 2009 - Olympia Medical Center violates labor law [English]
“SEIU caught in collusion with employer—In one of the most outrageous acts yet of SEIU-Employer collusion, Olympia Medical Center gave ‘written last and final warnings’ to every single shop steward for participating in union activity.” March 2, 2009 - Meet the Trustees: Eliseo Medina and Dave Regan [English] [Español]
Feb. 27, 2009 - Eden Hospital: We weren’t fooled by SEIU [English]
Feb. 26, 2009 - SEIU talking with Tenet behind our backs [English]
Feb. 11, 2009 - Corruption scandal hits deputy trustees’ local union [English]
Feb. 11, 2009 - Kaiser: Our pension is at risk with SEIU [English]
Feb. 10, 2009 - SEIU negotiated with CHW behind closed doors [English]
Feb. 5, 2009
General info, questions and answers:
- Dues revocation Q&A [English]
March 8, 2009 - The facts on contracts and elections [English] [Español] [Chinese]
Feb. 11, 2009 - What does SEIU have to hide? Let the workers decide [English]
Feb. 10, 2009 - Who is working for healthcare workers? [English]
Jan. 31, 2009 - Who is NUHW? Q&A [English] [Español]
Jan. 30, 2009
Membership materials
- Monthly contribution form (via bank acct. or credit) [English]
- Monthly contribution form (credit card only) [Español] [Chinese]
- Leaflet on joining NUHW with monthly contributions:
[English, with quote from Angela Glasper]
[English, with Southern California leaders]
[Español]