December 17th, 2019
December 2019 Kaiser Strike: Day 2
NUHW members streamed to rallies in Los Angeles and Oakland Tuesday in a powerful show of force to Kaiser. In Oakland, we marched more than a mile down Broadway, closing half of the thoroughfare, as we convened for a rally in front of Kaiser corporate headquarters. Meanwhile, hundreds more members, along with patients and community […]
December 17th, 2019
Press release: Kaiser Mental Health Care Strike enters second day
Kaiser therapists from across California to converge on Oakland and Los Angeles for rallies and a march on Kaiser corporate headquarters After picketing nearly a dozen Kaiser Permanente facilities Monday from San Diego to Sacramento, striking Kaiser psychologists, social workers and other healthcare professionals are streaming to Oakland and Los Angeles Tuesday for large-scale rallies. […]
December 16th, 2019
December 2019 Kaiser Strike: Day 1
The first day of our strike was a great success, marked by spirited picket lines and energetic rallies during which elected officials from across the state, including Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, stood in solidarity with us in our fight to achieve real parity at Kaiser Permanente. We earned media coverage throughout the state (see below). […]
December 16th, 2019
Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians begin statewide strike at 6 a.m. today
Five-day action by 4,000 Kaiser caregivers will potentially shut down mental health services at more than 100 Kaiser facilities across California Thousands of Kaiser Permanente psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses and other healthcare professionals are streaming to picket lines Monday to begin a five-day strike to demand that Kaiser demonstrate good faith and fix its […]
December 16th, 2019
Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians launch 5-day strike
Psychologists, mental health therapists and other medical professionals at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente began a five-day strike Dec. 16 at facilities across California, according to the union that represents them. The National Union of Healthcare Workers said it expects about 4,000 Kaiser caregivers to participate in the strike, potentially shutting down mental health services at […]