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Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 19

  • November 9, 2024
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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Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 15

  • November 5, 2024
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.
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Press release: Kaiser produces inadequate plan to avoid mass appointment cancellations as mental health strike enters third week

  • November 4, 2024
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.
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Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 12

  • November 2, 2024
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! […]
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Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 8

  • October 29, 2024
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).
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Seton Workers win back health coverage with strong contract

  • October 28, 2024
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.
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Member profile: Rosie Brooks

  • October 28, 2024
Telecommunications Analyst at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland strives to make collective change in the workplace.
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News of the Month – October 2024

  • October 28, 2024
Read our roundup of the latest labor and healthcare news from top media outlets.
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Kindred Santa Cruz workers secure new contract with up to 18 percent wage increases

  • October 28, 2024
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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Sal Rosselli honored for NUHW’s leadership on mental health parity

  • October 28, 2024
Sal accepted the Jim Preis Memorial Award on behalf of NUHW members on the front lines advocating to improve access to behavioral health care.
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Kaiser mental health professionals on strike

  • October 28, 2024
The strike began on October 21 and will continue throughout Southern California until Kaiser reaches a fair agreement that benefits workers and patients.
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Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike: Day 5

  • October 26, 2024
We had one of the biggest turnouts for bargaining today in recent memory. More than 50 of us participated in contract negotiations to show that we’re united and determined to win a fair contract that benefits us and Kaiser patients. 
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