October 29th, 2021
Therapists blow the whistle on Kaiser Permanente
NUHW-represented mental health clinicians revealed the truth about Kaiser’s broken mental health system during a first-of-its-kind hearing before the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Mission Local reported that Supervisors Dean Preston “seemed in disbelief” during the nearly-three hour hearing that Kaiser had no internal data showing how long patients were waiting for mental health therapy […]
October 28th, 2021
NUHW’s mental health bill signed into law
California took a giant step toward mental health parity in October when Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 221, NUHW’s legislation to reduce long waits for follow-up behavioral health care appointments. “This is an enormous victory that will save lives and support the recoveries of countless people in need,” NUHW President Sal Rosselli said. “It never […]
October 28th, 2021
Kaiser clinicians authorize strike in Northern California and Hawaii
Kaiser Permanente psychologists, therapists and social workers in Northern California and Hawaii voted overwhelmingly in October to authorize a strike in response to the HMO’s rejection of its proposals to improve access to mental health care. The NUHW-represented clinicians have not submitted a formal strike notice to Kaiser, and no strike date has been set. […]
October 27th, 2021
NUHW wins two organizing drives in Northern California
NUHW is continuing to grow with organizing victories this month at the Sutter Psychiatry Center in Sacramento and Seton Medical Center in Daly City. The more than 150 workers joining NUHW at the Sacramento psychiatric hospital include social workers, case managers and therapists as well as patient support specialists, housekeepers and food service workers. Workers […]
October 27th, 2021
News of the Month — October 2021
California Healthline/Kaiser Health News wrote about SB 221 and the long waits for care at Kaiser Permanente that bill seeks to remedy. NUHW members from Kaiser Permanente were quoted in coverage about the San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Government Audit and Oversight Committee hearing on how city employees, retirees face months-long wait for mental health […]