May 19th, 2019
USC Norris workers protest illegal wage theft
More than 200 University of Southern California Workers picketed Wednesday, May 15 to protest the university’s sudden elimination of nine paid holidays in violation of their union contract. The new policy, which went into effect in February, will cost 140 nursing assistants, housekeepers, medical technicians and other workers a combined $300,000 per year in lost […]
May 14th, 2019
Press Release: Complaint asserts Kaiser providing substandard mental health assessments
Clinicians charge that Kaiser Permanente is shortchanging mental health patients seeking treatment even as it reports huge profits Even as its profits soar, Kaiser Permanente is shortchanging patients seeking treatment for mental illness and substance use disorders, according to a 58-page complaint filed Tuesday by the National Union of Healthcare Workers with the California Department […]
May 10th, 2019
Press Release: New TV commercial running in Bay Area market blasts Kaiser Permanente’s shameful record on mental health care
Emeryville – The National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) released a new commercial Friday running on cable television in the Bay Area that calls attention to Kaiser Permanente’s repeated violations of mental health access laws. Some of the giant HMO’s patients can wait months to see their therapists, according to state investigators and Kaiser’s own mental […]
May 3rd, 2019
April 2019 Pulse
Welcome to the April 2019 edition of our union’s e-newsletter. In recent weeks, NUHW members have taken several actions to compel Kaiser to improve its mental health care, received coveted awards, won a first contract at Dominican hospital, released a series of videos in celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month and stood united with members […]
May 3rd, 2019
Mental health clinicians at Emeryville nonprofit join NUHW
NUHW further cemented itself as the nation’s leading mental health union Wednesday, when workers at the Ann Martin Center in Emeryville voted overwhelmingly to join. The center is a nonprofit that has an outpatient clinic, offers several programs and contracts with the Oakland Unified School District to provide mental health counseling in city schools. Workers […]