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Mediation to begin Monday, March 10 in attempt to settle Kaiser Mental Health Strike now in its fifth month

  • March 3, 2025
Kaiser Permanente has agreed to a focused mediation process aimed at settling a strike by its nearly 2,400 Southern California mental health therapists, social workers, psychiatric nurses and psychologists.
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News of the Month – February 2025

  • February 24, 2025
Read our roundup of the latest labor and healthcare news from top media outlets.
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Pharmacists at MarinHealth Medical Center vote to join NUHW

  • February 24, 2025
The 21 workers defeated a legal challenge from the employer claiming they were supervisors before voting to join their coworkers as NUHW members.
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Member profile: Laura Alonso

  • February 24, 2025
Steward at The Sequoias – Portola Valley learned to defend herself so she could defend her coworkers.
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NUHW expands Sanctuary Union Resolution

  • February 24, 2025
Approved by NUHW’s member-led Executive Board, the updated resolution commits NUHW to protect the rights of all of its members and their patients, including transgender people, to be able to receive medical care and to access care without risk of being confronted by immigration agents.
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Kaiser strikers get arrested in major street protest

  • February 24, 2025
The protest was the first act of civil disobedience during any NUHW Kaiser strike, and came one day after Governor Newsom requested both sides enter focused mediation.
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Providence workers stage first Day of Action across Northern California

  • February 20, 2025
More than 2,000 NUHW members held their first region-wide action to demand contracts that will provide market salaries and safeguard care in their communities.
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Mental health workers demand mediation to help settle strike heading into fifth month in Southern California

  • February 19, 2025
After no progress during heated bargaining session Monday, workers will wait for Kaiser to agree to mediation, as first requested by Gov. Newsom, before returning to the bargaining table.
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Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 117

  • February 15, 2025
Kaiser has still not agreed to the governor’s request for focused mediation, and we are organizing allies, including elected leaders and union leaders, to ramp up the pressure on Kaiser to agree to mediation, which is how the Northern California strike was settled.
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One week after request from Gov. Newsom, Kaiser Permanente still hasn’t agreed to mediation to help settle mental health strike now in its 17th week

  • February 13, 2025
Digging in its heels, Kaiser official tells reporter Southern California is “a different geographic market,” won’t match NorCal standards 
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NUHW reaffirms, amends Sanctuary Union resolution

  • February 10, 2025
NUHW’s Executive Board has reaffirmed our Sanctuary Union status and amended our 2025 resolution in response to the Trump Administration’s attacks on immigrants, transgender, and LGBTQ+ people.
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Caregivers to picket Providence hospitals and health centers across Northern California Wednesday, Feb. 12 to shine light on unsafe staffing levels and service reductions

  • February 10, 2025
More than 2,000 healthcare workers at Providence hospitals and hospices throughout Northern California are holding their first region-wide Day of Action to call attention to severe understaffing and sharp cuts to health services in communities that are dependent on Providence for their medical care. 
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