August 29th, 2022
Kaiser mental health strike: Aug. 29
Kaiser executives were desperate for people to come back to work today. We even were told that Kaiser is so desperate that they offered free massages and catered food in Sacramento for anyone who crossed the picket line. However, our numbers are holding strong — more workers turned out for today’s California picket lines than […]
August 26th, 2022
Kaiser mental health strike: Aug. 26
Our strike lines today remained strong and spirited. KTVU covered us in the Bay Area, several patients stopped by to offer their support, and we helped several patients file complaints with the state. This is the longest mental health care strike in history. We know it’s not easy. But, at the end of the day, […]
August 25th, 2022
Kaiser mental health strike: Aug. 25
One day after Governor Gavin Newsom’s Department of Managed Health Care initiated an enforcement action against Kaiser for illegally delaying and denying care during our strike, we won another important victory: The state legislature today passed Senate Bill 855, which would increase fines by health care companies like Kaiser tenfold — from $2,500 to $25,000 […]
August 25th, 2022
Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Clinicians in Hawai’i to Start Open-Ended Strike Monday, Aug. 29
Mental health clinicians to strike Kaiser Permanente facilities across Hawai’i beginning 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29 Clinicians will strike for as long as it takes to make Kaiser address an understaffing crisis that leaves patients waiting months for therapy sessions. Hawai’i strike comes as 2,000+ therapists in Northern California enter third week of an open-ended […]
August 24th, 2022
Kaiser mental health strike: Aug. 24
Today was a big step forward toward winning this strike. As reported in the Sacramento Bee and Politico, Gavin Newsom’s Department of Managed Healthcare announced that it has initiated a targeted enforcement action against Kaiser based on the complaints filed by 19 Kaiser patients during the first week of our strike. “The DMHC is concerned […]