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” at the Rose Parade, we leafletted the attendees of the float viewing event to help them better understand our strike.
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 stories. We’ve heard from more than 500 Kaiser behavioral health patients since late October about their experiences with delayed or denied mental health care.
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.
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 legislators — calling on Kaiser to settle on our 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 for settlement.
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 how Kaiser’s refusal to offer a fair contract is impacting patients. Capital and Main wrote about mass appointment cancellations and KPBS in San Diego interviewed […]
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.
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 by setting on NUHW’s terms.
