Kaiser mental health workers begin strike

Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Workers Continue Strike; Union Accused of 'Slow Walking' Negotiations
The labor dispute comes one year after Kaiser reached a $50 million settlement with state regulators who said the health care giant's mental health care system lacked adequate staffing that caused lapses in access to care for patients.
Kaiser Permanente mental health workers hit picket line for third straight day
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Thousands of mental health care workers with Kaiser Permanente hit the picket line for the third day this week, asking for higher pay and more time to focus on patient care tasks outside of therapy sessions. The strike started on ...
Almost 2,400 Kaiser Permanente mental health workers go on strike in Southern California
Almost 2,400 Kaiser Permanente mental health workers went on strike Monday in Southern California to demand better pay and more time to treat their patients. The system of care is “broken,” said the National Union of Healthcare Workers, which is representing the striking employees.
Kaiser Permanente Promises ‘Timely Care’ If Mental Health Workers Strike on Monday
Nearly 2,400 mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities from San Diego to Bakersfield are poised to strike Monday.
2,400 mental healthcare workers begin strike at Kaiser Permanente
While workers are determined to win better conditions for patients and themselves, the NUHW has limited the strike to only a few select days and locations to disrupt workers’ unity.
Kaiser mental health workers go on strike in Southern California over staffing, workloads
More than 2,400 Kaiser Permanente psychologists, therapists, social workers and other mental health workers in Southern California have begun an open-ended strike over increased workloads and staffing shortages.
Kaiser Permanente mental health professionals begin strike in Southern California
Thousands of Kaiser Permanente mental health workers in Southern California are set to hit the picket line Monday. Nearly 2,400 workers will begin their strike with large marches planned outside Kaiser medical centers in Los Angeles and San Diego from 6 a.
Kaiser mental health strike continues with picketing in LA, Orange and Riverside counties
The union says there is a “broken” system of care at Kaiser, while management claims the union has been “slow walking” the negotiation process.
A discussion of the Kaiser mental health workers strike with Robert Garrova, LAist mental health reporter
Robert Garrova discusses why Kaiser employees walked off the job and their goals.
Kaiser mental health workers begin strike: 9 things to know
The union represents about 2,400 mental health workers at Kaiser facilities throughout Los Angeles, San Diego, Bakersfield, Orange County and the Inland Empire, according to an NUHW news release shared with Becker's.
Kaiser mental health workers strike across SoCal
Nearly 2,400 mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities are on strike Tuesday amid contract talks and allegations of a “broken” system of care, while Kaiser officials say the union has been “slow walking” the negotiation process and planned to strike before labor talks even began.
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Kaiser Permanente mental health workers begin open-ended strike in Southern California
The strike is the second one in a little more than two years by California mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente. The ...