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Friday, January 27, 2012 at 1:42PM 
Chanting “Kaiser profits THRIVING—Worker Benefits DIVING!” more than 50 workers picketed Kaiser President Bernard Tyson outside Embarcadaro Plaza in San Francisco last night. Read more about the workers’ protest here!
Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 11:33AM Audio recording of January 25 Kaiser Town Hall featuring NUHW President Sal Rosselli, Kaiser Director Ralph Cornejo, Gloria Villasenor, Optician, Kaiser Union City, Mell Garcia, Medical Assistant, Kaiser Hayward and Latika Malkani, NUHW Attorney from the firm of Siegel, LeWitter and Malkani.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 10:04AM This Wednesday, January 25 at 7pm, NUHW will hold a state-wide phone call with thousands of Kaiser Service and Tech workers.
Topics covered on the call will be:
If you were called on previous calls and your number has not changed, you won’t need to do anything to join the call other than answer the phone at 7pm, Wednesday!
To make sure you are included in the call, or if your phone number has changed, you can sign up at www.NUHW.org/kaisertownhall by 7:30am, Wednesday morning.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Carter, LVN, Kaiser Richmond Pinole
National Union of Healthcare Workers
PS. For Bay Area healthcare workers, please JOIN US this Thursday for a rally in San Francisco from 5:30-8pm at 5 Embarcadaro Center (Embarcadaro BART) to tell Kaiser President Bernard Tyson that our hospitals are not Wall Street banks! Full info and sign up sheet here.
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 10:00AM 
Workers at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital (SVMH) approved a Tentative Agreement reached on Monday between management and the union in a vote of 388 in favor to 1 against, or 99% percent in favor of ratification, with a 54% turnout.
On January 26, the Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System Board of Directors will vote on the Tentative Agreement, which comes with a recommendation to approve from the hospital’s bargaining team.
Coverage: Monterey County Herald, the Californian
Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 5:07PM 
Tuesday, 4,000 NUHW members in all five NUHW bargaining units at Kaiser gave notice to Kaiser Permanente that NUHW will go on a one-day strike on January 31st if Kaiser continues to commit unfair labor practices and refuses to bargain in good faith with us.
Today, 17,000 RNs represented by the CNA gave notice to Kaiser Permanente that they will be striking in sympathy with us and joining NUHW on the picket line.
We are letting Kaiser management know that it’s time to take their greedy takeaways off the table and settle a contract that protects our patients and our benefits.
We’re serious about winning victories for ourselves and our patients. In the last months, we’ve filed a complaint with the Department of Managed Health Care blowing the whistle on Kaiser’s failure to deliver timely care to mental health patients. NUHW members have also led the way fighting unfair rate hikes at Kaiser, which has made $5.6 billion in profits since 2009.
We want all Kaiser workers to know their rights with regard to our strike. Here’s a web page with leaflets about our strike including important information for all Service and Tech workers and a page about workers’ right to join us on the picket line.
For workers in the San Francisco Bay Area we also are having a warm up for our strike protesting Kaiser President Bernard Tyson on January 26th at the San Francisco Hyatt (BART, Embarcadaro) 5:30-8:00pm. Here’s a leaflet you can share with your co-workers and an online sign up sheet where you can RSVP.
In the days to come you can expect more major announcements from NUHW regarding our strike. Please share this information with your co-workers. We’re showing Kaiser management that healthcare workers are more united than ever to fight back for our patients and win a fair contract.
Sincerely,
LaNeta Fitzhugh, RN, Kaiser LAMC
Gloria Villasenor, Optician, Kaiser Union City
National Union of Healthcare Workers
PS. NUHW members in Southern California have created this wall calender that you can hang in your workstation. Print it and share it with your co-workers today.