June 26th, 2013
$4 million fine against Kaiser for deficient mental health care
Did you hear the news? A year and a half ago, NUHW psychologists and social workers compiled an exhaustive, 34-page report on major deficiencies in mental health services at Kaiser Permanente caused by chronic understaffing. Just yesterday, the state agency that oversees HMOs like Kaiser affirmed our report’s findings, and announced that it is fining Kaiser $4 million for failing to provide […]
June 25th, 2013
Government Imposes $4 Million Fine on Kaiser Permanente for Limiting Patients’ Access to Mental Health Care
$4 Million Fine is Second Largest in DMHC’s History; Action Results from Caregivers’ Complaint to the Agency PRESS CONFERENCES TOMORROW, JUNE 26, IN LOS ANGELES AND OAKLAND: When: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at 12 noon Where: Kaiser Oakland, corner of Howe St. and MacArthur Blvd., Oakland [map] Kaiser Los Angeles, in front of 4867 Sunset […]
June 18th, 2013
Ready to Vote NUHW at San Rafael Healthcare and Wellness Center
At the San Rafael Healthcare and Wellness Center, we need a union we can trust. That’s why over 90% of us signed a petition for an election to get out of SEIU-UHW and join NUHW-CNA. We just filed our petition with the National Labor Relations Board yesterday. We’ve had enough of SEIU’s backroom dealmaking. We knew it was time to […]
June 16th, 2013
Federal judge on Kaiser & SEIU: “a sweetheart cozy arrangement”
“A sweetheart cozy arrangement between the incumbent union boss and the company.” That’s how a federal judge described the relationship between Kaiser and SEIU as alleged in NUHW’s lawsuit against Kaiser. We couldn’t agree more. NUHW is suing Kaiser for paying workers to campaign for its company union, SEIU. In Judge William Alsup’s words, “Kaiser knowingly released lost-timers to SEIU-UHW to campaign […]
June 13th, 2013
Federal Judge: NUHW Lawsuit Against Kaiser For “Sweetheart” Deal with SEIU May Proceed
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed by the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) against Kaiser Permanente for gross misconduct in two separate union elections may proceed. The suit alleges that Kaiser violated the law in two elections between NUHW and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in 2010 and 2013 […]