National Union of Healthcare Workers

National Union of Healthcare Workers
AbbreviationNUHW
Formation2009 (2009)
TypeTrade union
HeadquartersEmeryville, California, U.S.
Location
Membership19,119 (2024)
President
Sophia Mendoza
Secretary-Treasurer
Vanessa Coe
Websitehome.nuhw.org

National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) is an American labor union based in Emeryville, California. It was formed in 2009 after a split with SEIU United Healthcare Workers West following that local's placement in trusteeship by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).[1] In its annual filing for fiscal year 2024, NUHW reported 19,119 members to the Office of Labor-Management Standards of the U.S. Department of Labor.[2]

History

According to NUHW's official history, the union traces its lineage to the Hospital & Institutional Workers Union that emerged in San Francisco after the 1934 San Francisco General Strike. That organization was chartered in 1938 as Local 250, later expanded throughout California, and in 2005 merged with Southern California's Local 399 to form SEIU United Healthcare Workers West. In 2006, registered nurses and other professional workers from Local 535 joined the statewide local.[3]

The immediate dispute that led to NUHW's formation centered on governance, bargaining strategy, and SEIU's restructuring of California healthcare locals. On January 28, 2009, the Los Angeles Times reported that SEIU had placed United Healthcare Workers West in trusteeship and removed its leaders from office.[1] Former UHW leaders and supporters then established NUHW as a separate union.[4]

In Labor's Civil War in California, labor historian Cal Winslow wrote that NUHW held its founding convention in San Francisco on April 25, 2009, where delegates adopted a provisional constitution and bylaws emphasizing member control over the union and collective bargaining.[4]

NUHW's early years were marked by representation contests with SEIU, especially at Kaiser Permanente. In January 2010, about 2,000 Kaiser nurses and healthcare professionals in Southern California voted by more than 6 to 1 to leave SEIU and join NUHW.[5] NUHW later sought to replace SEIU-UHW in a much larger statewide Kaiser bargaining unit. The National Labor Relations Board ordered a rerun of the 2010 statewide Kaiser election, and SEIU-UHW prevailed in the rerun held in 2013.[6][7][8]

Membership

NUHW's annual filings with the U.S. Department of Labor report the following year-end membership totals. The 2010 figure is taken from the amended filing.[9]

Year-end membership
Year Members Change
2009[10] 0 —
2010[9] 7,324 +7,324
2011[11] 8,580 +1,256
2012[12] 8,573 −7
2013[13] 9,944 +1,371
2014[14] 10,616 +672
2015[15] 11,853 +1,237
2016[16] 12,763 +910
2017[17] 14,101 +1,338
2018[18] 14,518 +417
2019[19] 15,434 +916
2020[20] 15,074 −360
2021[21] 15,166 +92
2022[22] 16,510 +1,344
2023[23] 18,538 +2,028
2024[2] 19,119 +581

Staff union

NUHW's own employees are represented by a separate labor organization, NUHW Staff United (NSU). Public annual reports filed with the U.S. Department of Labor use that name and abbreviation for the staff union.[24][25][26][27][28][29][30] The 2025 annual report listed 36 members at year end.[30]

References

  1. ^ a b Larrubia, Evelyn (January 28, 2009). "Union strips local's leaders of power". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Form LM-2 labor organization annual report for National Union of Healthcare Workers for fiscal year ending December 31, 2024". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  3. ^ "Our History". National Union of Healthcare Workers. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  4. ^ a b Winslow, Cal (2010). Labor's Civil War in California: The NUHW Healthcare Workers' Rebellion. PM Press. pp. 69–70.
  5. ^ McDonnell, Patrick J. (January 28, 2010). "Kaiser Permanente workers vote to leave SEIU". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  6. ^ "NLRB order will lead to re-run of large Kaiser election in California". National Labor Relations Board. August 10, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  7. ^ "NLRB sets re-run election at Kaiser Permanente to begin April 5". National Labor Relations Board. February 11, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  8. ^ "Kaiser Election Results: SEIU-UHW Prevails". National Labor Relations Board. May 2, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  9. ^ a b "Form LM-2 labor organization annual report for National Union of Healthcare Workers for fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 (amended)". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  10. ^ "Form LM-2 labor organization annual report for National Union of Healthcare Workers for fiscal year ending December 31, 2009". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  11. ^ "Form LM-2 labor organization annual report for National Union of Healthcare Workers for fiscal year ending December 31, 2011". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  12. ^ "Form LM-2 labor organization annual report for National Union of Healthcare Workers for fiscal year ending December 31, 2012". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  13. ^ "Form LM-2 labor organization annual report for National Union of Healthcare Workers for fiscal year ending December 31, 2013". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  14. ^ "Form LM-2 labor organization annual report for National Union of Healthcare Workers for fiscal year ending December 31, 2014". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  15. ^ "Form LM-2 labor organization annual report for National Union of Healthcare Workers for fiscal year ending December 31, 2015". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  16. ^ "Form LM-2 labor organization annual report for National Union of Healthcare Workers for fiscal year ending December 31, 2016". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  17. ^ "Form LM-2 labor organization annual report for National Union of Healthcare Workers for fiscal year ending December 31, 2017". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  18. ^ "Form LM-2 labor organization annual report for National Union of Healthcare Workers for fiscal year ending December 31, 2018". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  19. ^ "Form LM-2 labor organization annual report for National Union of Healthcare Workers for fiscal year ending December 31, 2019". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  20. ^ "Form LM-2 labor organization annual report for National Union of Healthcare Workers for fiscal year ending December 31, 2020". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  21. ^ "Form LM-2 labor organization annual report for National Union of Healthcare Workers for fiscal year ending December 31, 2021". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  22. ^ "Form LM-2 labor organization annual report for National Union of Healthcare Workers for fiscal year ending December 31, 2022". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  23. ^ "Form LM-2 labor organization annual report for National Union of Healthcare Workers for fiscal year ending December 31, 2023". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  24. ^ "Form LM-4 labor organization annual report for NUHW Staff United for fiscal year ending September 30, 2019". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  25. ^ "Form LM-3 labor organization annual report for NUHW Staff United for fiscal year ending September 30, 2020". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  26. ^ "Form LM-3 labor organization annual report for NUHW Staff United for fiscal year ending September 30, 2021". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  27. ^ "Form LM-3 labor organization annual report for NUHW Staff United for fiscal year ending September 30, 2022". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  28. ^ "Form LM-3 labor organization annual report for NUHW Staff United for fiscal year ending September 30, 2023". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  29. ^ "Form LM-3 labor organization annual report for NUHW Staff United for fiscal year ending September 30, 2024". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  30. ^ a b "Form LM-3 labor organization annual report for NUHW Staff United for fiscal year ending September 30, 2025". Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved March 8, 2026.

Further reading

  • Winslow, Cal (2010). Labor's Civil War in California: The NUHW Healthcare Workers' Rebellion. PM Press. ISBN 9781604863277.
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