April 24th, 2014
KPFA: Kaiser mental health clinicians launch one-day strike in Oakland
Click here to listen KPFA radio’s coverage of the one-day strike by Kaiser mental health clinicians on April 23, 2014.
April 24th, 2014
KPFA: IBHS President Clem Papazian interviewed about Oakland strike on “Up Front”
Click here to listen to IBHS President and Kaiser Oakland social worker Clem Papazian interviewed on KPFA radio’s Up Front program about the one-day strike by mental health clinicians on April 23, 2014.
April 24th, 2014
NBC Bay Area: Kaiser Workers Strike To Protest Cost-Cutting, Suicides
By Riya Bhattacharjee NBC Bay Area Wednesday, April 23, 2014 Mental health clinicians from Kaiser’s Oakland Medical Center launched a one-day strike Wednesday to address understaffing and cost-cutting in Kaiser’s mental health services. The clinicians say Kaiser’s policies have not only impacted patients in Oakland patients but throughout the state, leading to severe hardships, and […]
April 24th, 2014
Eureka Times-Standard: St. Joseph service workers say ‘yes’ to union; organizers now prep for negotiations
By Lorna Rodriguez Eureka-Times Standard Wednesday, April 23, 2014 More than 200 service employees at St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka have voted in favor of joining a union, and will now start preparing for negotiations with the administration. The employees voted nearly 2-1 on Friday to join the National Union of Healthcare Workers, officials said. […]
April 24th, 2014
North Coast Journal: St. Joes Service Workers Vote Union
By Heidi Walters North Coast Journal Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Service workers at St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka have voted 149 to 74 to join the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW), with 223 of the 227 eligible bargaining unit members voting. The ballots were counted Friday, April 18.The workers voting for representation include nursing […]