September 6th, 2022
Kaiser mental health strike: Sept. 6
We have accepted Kaiser’s request to return to the bargaining table starting on Thursday. In the first sign of movement, Kaiser is reinstating the offer it made the weekend before our strike began. This offer included wage increases that were acceptable to our bargaining committee, but did not include provisions to improve access to care […]
September 6th, 2022
Kaiser mental health strike: Sept. 5
We held a big Labor Day rally in Oakland with a performance by Danza Azteca and remarks from labor leaders, local elected officials, Kaiser patients, and clinicians. The event was covered by Univision and several news radio stations including KQED, KCBS and KPFA. Addressing her colleagues, Sabrina Chaumette, a therapist in Oakland, remarked that when […]
September 2nd, 2022
Kaiser mental health strike: Sept. 2
We had another strong day on the strike lines with Assemblymember Mia Bonta joining us in San Leandro, San Francisco Supervisor Hilary Ronen joining us in San Francisco, AFSCME Local 3299 providing lunch to Oakland strikers and a KPFA reporter interviewing folks in Walnut Creek. See below for photos from today’s picket lines and click here the […]
September 1st, 2022
Kaiser mental health strike: Sept. 1
RNs joined us on picket lines throughout Northern California, making for a great display of solidarity in our facilities. Local reporters covered our pickets in San Leandro, San Rafael, and Hilo, Hawaii, and UC Berkeley’s Daily Cal published an op-ed by NUHW President Sal Rosselli. See below for photos from today’s picket lines and click here the […]
August 31st, 2022
Kaiser mental health strike: Aug. 31
We had a good day on the picket lines in California and Hawaii with strong interest from journalists and community members during our first day on the picket line in Maui. Kaiser patients in Hawaii are starting to reach out to us about their challenges accessing care, and one patient told their story yesterday to KITV in […]