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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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Fifteen aspiring union activists participate in NUHW’s first Organizing-in-Training program

The program is geared toward building a pipeline of new organizers for NUHW, and helping members and allies build their organizing skills and determine if they have a future in union organizing.

Member profile: Veronica Gonzalez-Morales

Gonzalez-Morales, a physical therapy assistant at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in San Pedro, became a leader in the fight for a first contract.

News of the Month – January 2025

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

San Pedro workers ratify first union contract with raises of up to 58 percent

The agreement also includes limits on subcontracting and job protections in the event the hospital is sold.

Nursing home workers unite and win mid-contract wage increases

The win came a month after employees at three Aspen Healthcare facilities delivered a petition to administrators demanding fair wages and benefits.

Workers win a lot with Sequoias contract

The two-year agreement will boost wages at least 8 percent and includes retro pay and free uniforms.

Keck-USC workers win raises in tough contract fight

Salaries for workers at Keck Hospital of USC and the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center will increase by an average of 24 percent under the new agreement, which has no takeaways.

Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 99

We had several guests on our picket lines today, headlined by California State Treasurer Fiona Ma addressing workers at LAMC. She talked from the heart about her family’s mental health needs, and noted the increased need for mental health therapy in the aftermath of the wildfires.

Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 96

We welcomed some wonderful guests on our picket lines this week. On Wednesday in Lancaster, a 7- year-old girl handed workers artificial roses, and each rose had a heart-shaped tag that read “You will win.” 

Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 93

We began the 4th month of our strike in fine form today. ABC7 came out early to the Woodland Hills picket to interview people on the picket line. In Downey, a local store owner brought enough wings and garlic noodles for all 70 people on the line to eat. We also had great energy in San...

Press release: Kaiser Permanente refuses to offer new proposals during bargaining Thursday as Mental Health Strike in Southern California approaches third month

In the first negotiating session since October, Kaiser Permanente failed to present any new proposals aimed at reaching an agreement to end the strike by its nearly 2,400 Southern California mental health therapists, social workers, psychiatric nurses and psychologists that is now in its 13th week.

Press release: Contract negotiations resume today. Striking workers not expecting much movement from Kaiser in first bargaining session since October

For the first time since Oct. 25, striking Kaiser Permanente mental health therapists, social workers, psychiatric nurses and psychologists will return to the bargaining table today. However, the workers, who are in the 13th week of what is now the longest mental health strike in California history, are not optimistic about a breakthrough based on recent...
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