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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 ...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 ...

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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.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 24

In a powerful display of strength and solidarity, more than 100 of us from across Southern California — along with allies from other unions — stopped Kaiser from hosting a ...

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Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 22

Our fourth week on strike began with energetic picket lines, a powerful action in Los Angeles and fresh interest from local media. Reporters from KNBC and Telemundo visited the Anaheim ...

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Press release: State regulator opens enforcement investigation against Kaiser as strike enters fourth 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 ...

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Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 19

We are ending the third week of our strike with Kaiser under increasing pressure over how it’s treating patients seeking care.

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