This month, two
groups of California healthcare workers voted to join NUHW… including a unit of
100 caregivers who last year declined to join SEIU-UHW.
The 100 caregivers
are employed at Dignity Health’s 223-bed Dominican Santa Cruz
Hospital in Santa Cruz. They include Occupational Therapists, Physical
Therapists, Speech Pathologists, Dietitians, Physiologists, Speech Therapists
and others.
One year ago, the
same group of workers declined to join SEIU-UHW. Earlier this week, however, they voted
by a margin of 78 (NUHW) to 12 (No Union) to join NUHW in an NLRB election. SEIU-UHW
did not try to put its name on the ballot.
Dignity Health is one
of California’s largest hospital chains and operates more than 30 hospitals
across the state. Since 2009, SEIU-UHW’s Dave Regan has repeatedly made backroom
deals with Dignity’s execs to slash
SEIU-UHW members’ pensions and health insurance, and impose
wage freezes on thousand workers… even as Dignity was pocketing big profits.
Earlier this month, a
second group of workers in Santa Cruz, Calif. also voted to join NUHW. They’re
employed by an addiction treatment center that includes Treatment Technicians,
Intake Referral Specialists, Medical Assessment Specialists, Custodians, Receptionists,
Office Assistants and Dietary Staff. The unit of 55 workers at Janus of
Santa Cruz voted to join NUHW by a margin of 35 (NUHW), 2 (No Union), and 2
(Voided Ballots).
Here's an article in a local newspaper describing the election outcomes: Santa Cruz Sentinel, "Dominican Therapists, Janus Staff Unionize."
Also this month,
workers at a small outpatient medical clinic run by the University of Southern
California voted to join NUHW, according to NLRB records.
Congrats!
