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Providence workers reaffirm united front in Northern California contract campaign

More than three-quarters of the 2,300 Providence workers fighting to win common contractual standards throughout Northern California have signed a unity petition, pledging to work together to safeguard care in their communities.

Mixed results in November election

NUHW-backed candidates fared well locally, but there will be big challenges to protect workers’ rights on the federal level.

Sacramento Behavioral Health Hospital workers vote to join NUHW

More than 260 caregivers withstood a fierce anti-union campaign to win a voice in their workplace.

Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 31

We commemorated the one-month mark of our strike with two boisterous rallies in Pasadena and Oakland. About 300 strikers converged on Kaiser’s regional headquarters in Southern California.

Press release: Exactly one month into strike, therapists will hold simultaneous rallies outside Kaiser headquarters in Pasadena and Oakland

With a strike by nearly 2,400 Kaiser mental health professionals in Southern California entering its second month Thursday, Kaiser therapists in Northern California will join their striking colleagues for simultaneous noontime rallies outside Kaiser corporate offices in Pasadena and Oakland.

Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 29

We started Week 5 with new people on the picket lines and a strong showing in Los Angeles after Kaiser and the police blocked the distribution of food boxes on Friday.

Press release: Kaiser is subject of complaint over severely understaffed hospice services as strike enters fifth week

Kaiser Permanente’s state-mandated contingency plan for providing timely and appropriate mental health care during an ongoing strike is woefully inadequate, without any detail for how it is providing critical mental health services for its 4.8 million Southern California members.

Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 26

Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas signed a powerful letter on our behalf to Kaiser CEO Greg Adams; Kaiser blocked groceries from being delivered to striking workers; we shine light on Kaiser's "efficiencies"; and of course, there was guacamole.
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