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obligations under the state and federal mental health parity laws. NUHW is also a leader in the effort to make
California the first state to adopt a single-payer, Medicare-for-All healthcare system through its leadership in the Healthy California Now coalition. In 2017, at the beginning of the Trump presidency, NUHW declared itself a Sanctuary Union and made a commitment to defend members who might face deportation, including helping to provide legal representation.
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Service Employees International Union again attempted to take control of the local’s affairs in opposition to the wishes of its members, Rosselli and other leaders stood up for members and advocated for transparency, local member control and democracy within the union. A 2009 attempt
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In addition to winning industry-standard contracts for its members, NUHW is a leader in the struggle to improve access to mental health care. Its members have waged a campaign including multiple strikes to force Kaiser
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Rosselli and his team went on to build the 25,000-member local to more than 150,000 members. During the height of the AIDS crisis, Local 250 created the first literature educating workers about the virus, and became a national leader in defining the mission of healthcare workers to ensure that
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everyone receives compassionate care. Under
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