Are you a Providence worker? Organize with NUHW!
Since taking over St. Joseph Health’s Northern California hospitals a decade ago, Providence has laid off caregivers, eliminated critical services, and forced patients to pay bills they can’t afford. But healthcare workers in Napa, Sonoma, and Humboldt counties are fighting back to safeguard patient care in their communities.
Providence has sold off outpatient labs, laid off workers, closed a regional birthing center, and cut ICU hours.
Providence has sold off outpatient labs, closed a rural birthing center, and is now closing the county’s only acute rehab center.
Providence has sold off outpatient labs and laid off emergency room workers.
In a union survey, 54 percent of Providence workers reported that there usually is not enough staff to provide appropriate and timely care.
In 2022 Providence’s NorCal hospitals devoted only 2 percent to charity care.
Between 2018 and 2022, Providence paid an average of $43.4 million in executive salaries and only $20.2 million in charity care at its Northern California hospitals
To the settle the lawsuit, Providence agreed to:
Providence (St. Joseph) workers in Humboldt County win 30 percent raises after joining NUHW. Learn more >>
Workers at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital hold a mass rally, forcing Providence to significantly reduce proposed layoffs. Learn more >>
NUHW members helped stop Providence from merging with Adventist Health hospitals in Northern California on grounds that it would result in higher patient medical bills. Learn more >>
In their first contract after joining NUHW, workers at Providence’s Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa won raises of up to 24 percent. Learn more >>
NUHW members at Providence Tarzana hospital won a contract that increased salaries by an average of 40 percent. Learn more >>
After the contract victory in Tarzana, nearly 600 workers at Providence San Pedro voted to join NUHW. Learn more >>
I support Providence workers who are fighting for a contract that will keep healthcare services in their communities and safely staff Providence hospitals and hospice programs.