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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. […]

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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 […]

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April 24th, 2014

Kaiser mental health clinicians hold one-day strike in Oakland

  More than seventy-five Kaiser Permanente workers marched, picketed, chanted, and sang outside Oakland Medical Center Wednesday to call attention to deficiencies in Kaiser’s mental health services. Thirty-five Oakland adult services mental health clinicians — therapists, counselors, social workers, and psychologists — were joined by other clinicians, as well as nurses, building engineers, and patients […]

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April 22nd, 2014

Kaiser Permanente’s Oakland clinicians launch strike to call to attention to mental health crisis

Cost-cutting and delayed access to care have resulted in severe hardships for Kaiser patients statewide, including several suicides EMERYVILLE — Clinicians at Kaiser Permanente’s Oakland Medical Center are launching a one-day strike April 23 to call attention to deficiencies in Kaiser’s mental health services that have led to severe hardships for patients and their families throughout […]

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April 22nd, 2014

Kaiser Permanente’s Oakland clinicians launch strike to call to attention to mental health crisis

Cost-cutting and delayed access to care have resulted in severe hardships for Kaiser patients statewide, including several suicides Clinicians at Kaiser Permanente’s Oakland Medical Center are launching a one-day strike on Wednesday, April 23, to call attention to deficiencies in Kaiser’s mental health services that have led to severe hardships for patients and their families throughout […]