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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 ...

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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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Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 51

  • December 11, 2024

Nearly 400 strikers participated in a major action today outside Kaiser headquarters in Pasadena. The event began with a food and toy distribution at a nearby union hall before a ...

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Press release: Caregivers to picket USC Verdugo Hills Hospital demanding a contract that provides safe staffing and fair wages and benefits

  • December 10, 2024

Wednesday’s picket comes one year after nearly 400 workers formed a union and one month after USC shuttered the hospital’s birthing center.

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Press release: National Association of Social Workers calls on Kaiser to “accept the union’s reasonable contract proposals”

  • December 9, 2024

The California chapter of the National Association of Social Workers has written a letter to Kaiser Permanente CEO Greg Adams calling on Kaiser to “resume good faith negotiations with NUHW’s ...

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Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 47

  • December 7, 2024

We had an extra good week in San Diego, where several workers were special guests at the Labor Council’s holiday party on Wednesday. They spoke about the strike and got ...

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Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 45

  • December 5, 2024

We had an eventful day on the picket lines, especially in Lancaster, where Kaiser security illegally walked around with a clipboard taking notes on what they saw. Strikers recorded Kaiser’s ...

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Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 43

  • December 3, 2024

Between the National Association of Social Workers and the leaders of the State Senate and Assembly, a growing number of influential stakeholders are telling Kaiser it needs to settle this ...

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