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Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 61

  • December 21, 2024
We've reiterated to Kaiser that we are ready to bargain anytime. Meanwhile, our strike continues to generate media coverage and political support.
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Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 58

  • December 18, 2024
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.
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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

  • December 16, 2024
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.
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News of the Month – December 2024

  • December 16, 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 […]
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NUHW continues growth in Providence system with Torrance election victory

  • December 16, 2024
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.
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Read NUHW’s 2024 Top 10(ish) Stories of the Year

  • December 16, 2024
NUHW has a lot of unfinished business as 2024 heads to a close, but we have still accomplished a lot this year.
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Majority of state legislators back workers in Kaiser mental health strike

  • December 16, 2024
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.
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Kaiser Mental Health Strike entering third month

  • December 16, 2024
With the mental health strike entering its third month, workers delivered a Christmas message to Kaiser, with pressure mounting for a fair settlement.
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Picket outside USC hospital brings out workers and allies

  • December 16, 2024
The informational picket outside USC Verdugo Hills Hospital was a significant escalation for nearly 400 workers who joined NUHW last December.
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Two first contracts in the books

  • December 16, 2024
Workers get good raises at Seton Medical Center in Daly City and Rogers Behavioral Health San Diego.
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Member profile: Kenia Leon

  • December 16, 2024
Mental health professional continues the activism work she did as a teen at Sonoma County Jail, pushing to elevate workers’ voices.
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Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 54

  • December 14, 2024
Both letters are in. On Thursday, State Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire sent a letter to Kaiser CEO Greg Adams, signed by a majority of state senators, calling on […]
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