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Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: April 2, 2025

We kicked off this week by symbolizing the silencing effect Kaiser’s broken mental health system has on our patients and communities. We know the system is fraught with bureaucracy because we see our patients try to self advocate within it, and even with our support, often fail to get the care they need and deserve.  

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News of the Month – June 2024

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

Mission Neighborhood Health Center nurses join NUHW

Registered nurses win card check election, strengthening union presence at nonprofit serving San Francisco’s immigrant population.

NUHW members push Kaiser to honor Juneteenth

After NUHW members in Oakland and Richmond struck two years ago to make Kaiser Permanente recognize MLK Day as a paid holiday, they have begun organizing to do the same for Juneteenth.

Four Democratic candidates for Califoria governor to appear at NUHW Forum this September

In September, two years prior to the mid-term election, NUHW will host a Governor Candidate Forum.

MarinHealth workers win big raises in first contract

Workers at the outpatient MRI clinic will receive on average 23 percent raises in the first year of the agreement.

State Legislature honors NUHW’s Sal Rosselli as LGBTQ icon

Rosselli was one of 16 LGBTQ leaders honored this month by both houses of the California State Legislature for their contributions to the state. 

NUHW members hit picket lines at Keck-USC

With the university proposing wage freezes and healthcare cuts that would worsen an understaffing crisis, NUHW members picketed hospitals across the Keck-USC system.

Healthcare Workers to Picket Keck–USC Hospitals and Clinics, Wednesday, June 5

2,000 healthcare workers are protesting short-staffing, wage freezes, reductions in healthcare benefits, and Keck–USC’s union-busting tactics.

Kaiser mental health professionals gear up for big contract fight

In the aftermath of a successful strike in Northern California, their counterparts in Southern California are uniting behind a platform to win similar gains.

Member Profile: Benjamín Maldonado

Maldonado, a janitor at San Rafael Healthcare & Wellness Center, likes to organize teammates on the soccer field and at the workplace.

MarinHealth workers win new contract after strike

The five-year agreement includes significantly bigger raises than management had offered before workers held their first work stoppage in more than five years.

NUHW Lobby Day helps save critical patient care bill

On Mental Health Matters Day at the State Capitol, teams of NUHW members and staff met with dozens of lawmakers and their staffers to secure support for two NUHW-sponsored bills.
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