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Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 15

We started the third week of our strike with good energy on the picket lines and strong interest from media and state authorities about Kaiser’s inadequate and incomplete plan to continue providing critical mental health services.

Press release: Kaiser produces inadequate plan to avoid mass appointment cancellations as mental health strike enters third 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 12

We wrapped up an energetic second week on the picket line with a couple of special guests. At Los Angeles Medical Center, the band Ozomatli performed on the picket line! […]

Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 8

With our picket lines now starting at 8 a.m., we got a little more sleep and had a little extra energy out on the lines. At LAMC, we got an extra boost from a visit by Congressman Jimmy Gomez and members of Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE).

Seton Workers win back health coverage with strong contract

It took a strike and months of organizing and agitation but NUHW members at AHMC Seton Medical Center and Seton Coastside won a contract that provides strong raises restores quality healthcare benefits.

Member profile: Rosie Brooks

Telecommunications Analyst at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland strives to make collective change in the workplace.

News of the Month – October 2024

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

Kindred Santa Cruz workers secure new contract with up to 18 percent wage increases

After everyone came out to an informational picket, caregivers won a strong contract with good raises, more paid time off and better health benefits.
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