January 6th, 2022
Kaiser Permanente workers to strike on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, after Kaiser breaks promise to make MLK Day a paid holiday
Hypocritical healthcare provider: Despite sponsoring The King Center’s official 2022 MLK Holiday Observance, employees are told to treat holiday like any other day. OAKLAND — On Monday, January 17, psychologists, social workers and therapists employed at Kaiser Permanente’s Oakland and Richmond California clinics will hold a one-day strike to protest Kaiser going back on its […]
December 30th, 2021
2021: Un Año de Victorias Legislativas y Laborales
Los miembros de NUHW – que han estado al frente de la peor crisis de salud en la historia moderna – consiguieron victorias legislativas y laborales importantes en 2021. En los últimos 12 meses, conseguimos una ley estatal de paridad en la salud mental, forzamos a los hospitales a mejorar las condiciones de trabajo y […]
December 30th, 2021
2021: A year of legislative and labor victories
Versión en español NUHW members – who’ve been on the frontlines of the worst global health crisis in modern history – achieved major workplace and legislative victories in 2021. Over the past 12 months, we’ve passed a statewide mental health parity bill, forced hospitals to improve working conditions and patient care, and also helped defeat […]
December 28th, 2021
December 2021 PULSE
In December, NUHW members held a community forum with elected and community allies about UCSF’s poor stewardship of Children’s Hospital Oakland, secured an estimated $300,000 in unpaid wages from Kaiser Permanente, and authorized a strike at West Anaheim Medical Center. Also in our Steward Spotlight, learn about NUHW member Annie Stepka. Check out the stories […]
December 16th, 2021
Kaiser workers settle grievance, will collect an estimated $300,000 in unpaid wages
The contract that Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians in Southern California settled last year created three new job classifications for psychologists: Developmental Psychologist, Neuropsychologist, and Board Certified Neuropsychologist. The first two classifications were to come with 5 percent additional pay and the third one was to come with 10 percent additional pay. However, Kaiser claimed […]