October 7th, 2011
Federal Government to Investigate Ongoing Illegal Conduct by SEIU and Kaiser
Brothers and Sisters, I’ve got some good news to share with you. After reviewing documentation of hundreds of instances of ongoing illegal election activity on the part of Kaiser Permanente and SEIU, the National Labor Relations Board has informed us that it will begin an official investigation of this illegal conduct before setting a new election […]
October 4th, 2011
Kaiser lowers rate increases for small businesses
San Francisco Chronicle: By Victoria Colliver Kaiser Permanente has retroactively rolled back rate increases that went into effect for small businesses on July 1 by 1.2 percent. The welcomed — albeit small — bit of news for thousands of California enrollees comes after a bit of wrangling with the state regulators. Kaiser in April had proposed […]
October 4th, 2011
Facing Government Scrutiny, Kaiser Backs Off Rate Increases
Kaiser rolled back $30 million in increases after NUHW and the Courage Campaign requested DMHC examination of rate hike Emeryville, California – Kaiser Permanente recently announced that it will roll back $30 million in premium increases it imposed this summer on hundreds of thousands of Californians, in order to avoid further examination of its rates by the […]
October 3rd, 2011
We are united and determined at USC
Brothers and Sisters: Eleven days ago, along with my co-workers from USC University Hospital, I joined thousands of our striking NUHW brothers and sisters all over California by walking the picket line at Kaiser Los Angeles Medical Center. We were so inspired by what we saw: healthcare workers standing up for ourselves and our patients, […]
September 30th, 2011
USC University Hospital Workers to Strike on October 12
Healthcare workers’ union to give management official strike notice today LOS ANGELES – Close to 700 employees of Keck Medical Center of USC (formerly USC University Hospital) plan to strike for 24 hours on October 12th if management continues to refuse to bargain in good faith toward a fair contract. The National Union of Healthcare […]