November 18th, 2015
Keck workers picket for patient safety!
[slideshow_deploy id=’7591′] Keck USC workers at Keck Medical Center of USC with Sodexo Keck workers and Keck RNs for an informational picket November 11. More than 300 members and supporters picketed to stand up for patient safety, equality, and a commitment from Keck USC to improve the benefits offered to its workers. Dietary workers from Sodexo also […]
November 15th, 2015
Kaiser mental health strike averted
Clinicians reach tentative agreement with Kaiser on patient care standards, other issues OAKLAND — Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers have called off the strike scheduled to begin Monday, November 16. With former California State Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg acting as mediator, clinicians have reached a […]
November 13th, 2015
Patrick J. Kennedy to join mental health clinicians on the picket line in San Francisco as strike starts Monday, Nov. 16
PATRICK J. KENNEDY TO JOIN MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS ON THE PICKET LINE IN SAN FRANCISCO AS STRIKE BEGINS AT 50 KAISER SITES in NORTHERN CALIF. MON., NOV. 16 Kennedy and Sonoma County Supervisor Shirlee Zane to speak at 11 a.m., 2425 Geary Blvd. OAKLAND — Former Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy will join Kaiser mental health […]
November 13th, 2015
Kaiser harassing, intimidating mental health workers in advance of strike
Despite its legal obligation to provide care during a strike, Kaiser is conducting blanket cancellations of therapy appointments HMO using robocalls to cancel patients’ appointments without regard to their treatment needs OAKLAND — Kaiser Permanente is harassing and intimidating its mental health clinicians to prevent them from participating in an open-ended strike scheduled to begin […]
October 28th, 2015
Report: Kaiser violated state law by restraining psychiatric patient 108 times in two months
California Department of Public Health cites state’s largest HMO for excessive and unwarranted use of restraints Investigation of Kaiser’s inpatient psychiatric services follows two damning reports on HMO’s outpatient mental health services EMERYVILLE — Acting on a tip from a whistleblower, state regulators have cited Kaiser Permanente for violating state laws that prohibit excessive use […]