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Mental health therapists turn the heat up on Kaiser

Across California and beyond, therapists are taking action to make Kaiser Permanente honor its contracts and rescind proposals that would undo patient care improvements and set the stage for layoffs.

Ready to strike, Stanislaus workers win strong contract that was duplicated in Sonoma County

Three-quarters of the healthcare workers at Stanislaus County Jail participated in bargaining, showing the strength needed to win 4 percent raises and secure job protections and another holiday. A similar ...

Member profile: Maricar Trinidad

Trinidad, a certified nursing assistant, at Sutter CPMC’s Davies Campus in San Francisco, is helping unite her coworkers to fight for a strong contract.

News of the Month – October 2025

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

Caregivers to picket Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital Oct. 29

Workers are picketing over challenges they face caring for patients two years after the public district hospital’s Board of Directors took away their pensions, eliminated their affordable healthcare plans and ...

NUHW convenes panel to discuss AI in behavioral health care

NUHW is partnering with the Steinberg Institute, the California Psychological Association, and the National Association of Social Workers California Chapter to present a webinaon the intersection of behavioral health care ...

Statement from Sal Rosselli about Providence plan to close SRMH pediatric unit

If the closure of the 8-bed inpatient pediatric care unit goes into effect next year as Providence intends, it would force families in Sonoma County and neighboring counties to travel ...

Kaiser misses deadline to fix its mental health deficiencies

Not only is Kaiser still under state monitoring, it’s now trying to set the stage to lay off therapists, push patients into AI-based therapies and further outsource care.

NUHW endorses Katie Porter for California governor

Following a candidate forum at NUHW’s Frontlines Leadership Conference in Los Angeles, NUHW members voted to endorse Porter, a progressive former congresswoman from Orange County. Former U.S. Secretary of Health ...

NUHW members’ whistleblower work prompts state investigation into Kindred Bay Area Hospital

The California Department of Public Health is investigating the San Leandro-based facility after workers compiled more than 100 pages of documentation showing instances when the hospital put patients at risk ...

Therapists won’t let Kaiser turn back the clock on mental health care

After winning groundbreaking patient care improvements over the past decade, NUHW-represented therapists at Kaiser Permanente in Northern California are back at the bargaining table, preparing to stop Kaiser from both ...

Member profile: Dolores Villarreal

After more than 40 years as a housekeeper at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance, Dolores is fighting for a first union contract that will provide fair wages ...