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Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: March 28, 2025

We had a successful action in Bakersfield on Thursday with more than 30 strikers participating, including folks from the Inland Empire, Orange County and Los Angeles.

Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: March 26, 2025

We had another powerful action today with about 125 people at Kaiser’s Pasadena regional headquarters, including patients, elected officials and community allies. 

Striking workers turn up the heat on Kaiser

Now in the sixth month of the longest mental health strike in California history, behavioral health workers at Kaiser took to the streets this month throughout Southern California.

NUHW launches Sanctuary for All initiative

: The project aims to ensure that everyone feels protected and valued in the workplace and beyond, regardless of their background or identity.

New state report shows Kaiser mental health violations remain uncorrected

As the Kaiser mental health strike enters its sixth month, a state agency has found that Kaiser still has not fixed long-standing deficiencies in its mental health services.

Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: March 25, 2025

More than 120 people attended our rally and protest in San Diego today, including Kaiser patients, elected officials and allies from other unions. Several news outlets covered the event/

Striking mental health workers workers to march in Bakersfield, Thursday, March 27

Striking Kaiser Permanente mental health workers from across Southern California will protest and march in Bakersfield Thursday, joined by elected officials and community allies. 

Striking mental health workers workers take fight to Kaiser Permanente’s Pasadena Regional HQ Wednesday, March 26

Striking Kaiser Permanente mental health workers from across Southern California will protest outside Kaiser’s regional headquarters in Pasadena Wednesday joined by patients, elected officials and community allies. 

Striking Kaiser Permanente Therapists, Social Workers and Nurses Take to the Streets in San Diego Tuesday, March 25

It’s been over five months since nearly 2,400 Kaiser Permanente mental health therapists, psychologists, social workers and psychiatric nurses went on strike in Southern California, determined to make Kaiser stop treating mental health care as a second-class service.

Member profile: Valerie Aquinaldo

Aquinaldo, a respiratory therapist at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital, continues her father’s union legacy

NUHW members go all in for Barbara Lee

With Oakland facing a watershed election, NUHW members, many of whom live and work in the city, are knocking on doors to elect the progressive, pro-worker icon as the city’s next mayor.

USC Call Center workers save benefits and win raises in new contract

NUHW members held together to beat back the university’s proposed takeaways and keep their free HMO insurance plan.