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Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 75

We rang in the new year resolved in our fight to improve Kaiser’s broken mental health system. And while Kaiser paraded around the idea that it’s “shifting paradigms in care” ...

Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 71

We’re holding strong on the picket lines following the holiday, with good attendance and ongoing support from elected officials, community allies, and patients, who have stepped up to share their ...

Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 64

A dozen news outlets covered our Zoom press conference this morning featuring four patients who have struggled to get the mental health care they need during the strike.

Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 61

We’ve reiterated to Kaiser that we are ready to bargain anytime. Meanwhile, our strike continues to generate media coverage and political support.

Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 58

There has already been some media attention about the joint letters from State Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas — and a majority of state ...

Press release: Speaker Rivas, Senate President Pro Tempore McGuire and majority of Calif. legislators sign letters urging Kaiser to end strike by settling on the union’s terms

A majority of California legislators have signed onto letters calling on Kaiser CEO Greg Adams to end a strike by Southern California mental health professionals by agreeing to their proposals ...

News of the Month – December 2024

Español Note: Viewing some of these stories may require a subscription. The Kaiser Mental Health Strike, which is now in its ninth week, continues to generate coverage including stories on ...

NUHW continues growth in Providence system with Torrance election victory

More than 500 workers at Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance voted to join NUHW in December, joining ranks with over 3,000 of their fellow Providence employees throughout California.

Read NUHW’s 2024 Top 10(ish) Stories of the Year

NUHW has a lot of unfinished business as 2024 heads to a close, but we have still accomplished a lot this year.

Majority of state legislators back workers in Kaiser mental health strike

In a highly unusual action, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, Senate President Pro Tempore Mike McGuire, and a majority of California legislators signed letters urging Kaiser to end the nine-week-old strike ...

Kaiser Mental Health Strike entering third month

With the mental health strike entering its third month, workers delivered a Christmas message to Kaiser, with pressure mounting for a fair settlement.

Picket outside USC hospital brings out workers and allies

The informational picket outside USC Verdugo Hills Hospital was a significant escalation for nearly 400 workers who joined NUHW last December.