November 15th, 2011
USA Today: Study: Calif. mental patients force to wait past limit
November 14, 2011 By Kelly Kennedy Read the article at USA Today: WASHINGTON – Mental health patients in California are often forced to wait for care beyond the 10-day limit required by state law, which is a troubling sign for the 2010 federal health care law’s requirement to treat mental health patients in the same […]
November 15th, 2011
ZCommunications: California Labor Leader Supports Occupations
Read the article at ZCommunications: October 29, 2011 Interview conducted by Cal Winslow John Borsos is vice president of the new, independent union, the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). He is a well-known California labor leader, and an advocate of militant, democratic member driven unions; he was an elected vice-president of the 150,000 […]
November 14th, 2011
New Report Describes Gross Deficiencies in Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Services
Survey and interviews uncover systemic failures to provide timely and appropriate care OAKLAND – A comprehensive new report published by the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) describes gross and systemic deficiencies in mental health services at Kaiser Permanente hospitals and clinics throughout California, including willful violations of state laws and regulations, and routine disregard of clinicians’ […]
November 14th, 2011
USA Today: Kaiser mental health patients forced to wait past limit
Today, USA Today and the Huffington Post have both reported on NUHW’s “Care Delayed, Cared Denied.” Based on a survey of more than 300 mental health clinicians, “Care Delayed, Care Denied” shows in clear detail that Kaiser Permanente, California’s largest HMO, systematically understaffs its mental health services in violation of California state law, leaving some […]
November 11th, 2011
We picketed Providence Tarzana
At NUHW, members control our union. And when members make decisions about what happens at our own bargaining tables, we say “no way” to employers who ask us for takeaways. Last Tuesday, after Providence Health Services proposed a wage freeze for hundreds of workers, weakened protections against subcontracting and increased health insurance costs to employees, […]