October 10th, 2011
SVMH Management Tries to Force Illegal Gag Order on Caregivers
Salinas, California – Last week, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital management demanded that caregivers refrain from saying anything “negative” to reporters about the hospital as a non-negotiable condition of contract settlement. Dated October 7, SVMH presented 650 SVMH caregivers with a “last, best and final offer” that included “No more negative press” in its list of […]
October 9th, 2011
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Workers to Engage in 24-hour Strike on October 18
Salinas, California – Yesterday, the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) issued official notice to Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital (SVMH) management of the union’s plan to engage in a 24-hour strike by over 650 SVMH caregivers should management continue to refuse to bargain in good faith toward a fair contract that safeguards quality patient care […]
October 7th, 2011
Federal Government to Investigate Ongoing Illegal Conduct by SEIU and Kaiser
Brothers and Sisters, I’ve got some good news to share with you. After reviewing documentation of hundreds of instances of ongoing illegal election activity on the part of Kaiser Permanente and SEIU, the National Labor Relations Board has informed us that it will begin an official investigation of this illegal conduct before setting a new election […]
October 4th, 2011
Kaiser lowers rate increases for small businesses
San Francisco Chronicle: By Victoria Colliver Kaiser Permanente has retroactively rolled back rate increases that went into effect for small businesses on July 1 by 1.2 percent. The welcomed — albeit small — bit of news for thousands of California enrollees comes after a bit of wrangling with the state regulators. Kaiser in April had proposed […]
October 4th, 2011
Facing Government Scrutiny, Kaiser Backs Off Rate Increases
Kaiser rolled back $30 million in increases after NUHW and the Courage Campaign requested DMHC examination of rate hike Emeryville, California – Kaiser Permanente recently announced that it will roll back $30 million in premium increases it imposed this summer on hundreds of thousands of Californians, in order to avoid further examination of its rates by the […]