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Kaiser Permanente’s mental health professionals to begin open-ended strike 6 a.m. , Monday, October 21

Nearly 2,400 mental health professionals will form picket lines outside Kaiser facilities throughout Southern California demanding that the nation’s largest non-profit HMO fix a mental health system that’s so broken, the state of California fined it $50 million last year.

With Kaiser Mental Health Strike approaching, workers call on state authorities to enforce laws requiring Kaiser to provide care

The strike announcement comes exactly one year after California’s top health regulator fined Kaiser a record $50 million for numerous mental health deficiencies including understaffing its mental health services.

Nearly 2,400 Kaiser Permanente mental health professionals to start open-ended strike Oct. 21

The strike announcement comes exactly one year after California’s top health regulator fined Kaiser a record $50 million for numerous mental health deficiencies including understaffing its mental health services.

Nearly 2,400 Kaiser Permanente mental health professionals authorize open-ended strike

Caregivers in Southern California approved strike authorization after Kaiser rejected proposals to address staffing shortages and provide more time for critical patient care responsibilities

NUHW honors State Senator Scott Wiener and Assemblymember Gail Pellerin as legislators of the year

Both lawmakers accepted their awards during NUHW’s Leadership Conference and pledged to further their efforts to help workers and patients achieve parity for behavioral health care.

NUHW kicks off race for California governor with first candidate forum

After four of the leading candidates for California governor appeared on stage together for the first time at NUHW’s leadership conference, Tony Thurmond was the leading vote-getter in a non-binding straw poll.

In the race for California governor, Thurmond gets high marks from healthcare workers 

In a non-binding straw poll that followed a candidate forum sponsored by the National Union of Healthcare Workers, held in San Francisco Sunday, September 29, NUHW members in attendance and watching remotely from across the state said they preferred Thurmond at this early stage of the race. Watch archived video of the forum at NUHW’s YouTube […]

Watch the NUHW Governor Candidate Forum

In September, two years prior to the mid-term election, NUHW will host a Governor Candidate Forum.

News of the Month – September 2024

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

Caregivers picket Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz

Español Caregivers at Dominican Hospital’s outpatient rehabilitation center held a picket on September 18, calling for a fair contract that will help the center retain workers and provide the best possible care for Santa Cruz residents. The more than two dozen caregivers, who include occupational therapists, speech therapists, and physical therapists, have been without a […]

Nursing home workers on a winning streak with a new contract

Shortly after authorizing a strike, more than 100 workers at the Novato Healthcare Center won a contract that builds on the raises they secured months earlier.