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Los Angeles Board of Supervisors passes resolution in support of Kaiser therapists

In a unanimous vote, the board expressed its opposition to Kaiser’s decision to reduce the amount of time therapists have to perform critical patient care duties.

NUHW investigation uncovers new Kaiser mental health violations

As Kaiser prepares its written plan for fixing the serious violations detailed in its $200 million settlement with the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC), NUHW has identified potentially ...

Big legal victory at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital

Workers at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister will seek to reverse all the takeaways they’ve endured after a U.S. Bankruptcy Court sided with NUHW in determining that the hospital ...

Los Angeles Board of Supervisors passes resolution in support of Kaiser therapists

The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors in March became the second elected body to pass a resolution criticizing Kaiser for making it harder for therapists in Southern California to meet ...

NUHW members take fight to Providence

NUHW members throughout Northern California are joining together to take on Providence, a massive hospital corporation that has been cutting care to communities throughout the region. While Providence this month ...

Member Profile: Salote Lutui

“It’s a special role to serve your community and to also serve other people of color,” says Salote, a mental health specialist at RAMS.

Member Profile: Salote Lutui

The mental health specialist at Richmond Area Multi-Services wants to be a voice for her colleagues and her community as an NUHW steward.

Workers to strike Seton Medical Center in Daly City Monday, March 25 and Tuesday March 26

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, March 21, 2024 Contact: Matthew Artz, 510-435-8035, martz@nuhw.org The two-day strike comes in response to the hospital imposing a restrictive new health plan that is forcing ...

News of the Month — March 2024

Read our roundup of the latest labor and healthcare news from top media outlets.

Kaiser therapists win fight for more reception support

In Kaiser’s Sacramento region, therapists aren’t just successfully advocating for themselves, they’re advocating for their support staff. At clinics in Sacramento, Folsom and Roseville, Kaiser had stopped providing consistent reception ...

NUHW investigation sparks complaint against Kaiser

In recent years, it’s become clear that Kaiser Permanente treats its mental health clinicians and patients worse in Southern California than in Northern California. Despite Kaiser’s chronic understaffing and documented ...

NUHW is sponsoring two mental health equity bills

NUHW is helping make 2024 a monumental year in the fight for mental health equity. In January, we worked with allies in the State Assembly to pass Assembly Bill 236, ...