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 mental health workers strike across SoCal
Nearly 2,400 mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities are on strike today 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 ...
‘No progress’ at bargaining table for striking Kaiser mental health workers; patient hotline launched
Kaiser response: In an emailed statement, Kaiser claimed the union was “putting pickets before patients.” The HMO is required by law to ensure that services continue during the work stoppage. It said all Kaiser members will continue to have timely access to individual therapy appointments throughout the strike.
Kaiser Permanente mental health workers hit picket line for third straight day
Thousands of mental healthcare workers with Kaiser Permanente have been hitting the picket line all week. The strike enters day three Wednesday.
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.
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.
Open-ended Kaiser mental health worker strike begins
Workers gathered outside Kaiser hospitals in San Diego and Los Angeles counties Monday morning, launching what is to be an “open-ended” strike of Kaiser mental health care workers throughout Southern California.
Kaiser mental health workers on strike in Southern California
Unionized mental health workers in Southern California began their strike on Monday to demand better pay, benefits and more staffing.
Kaiser mental health workers are ready to strike across Southern California
We want to be with our patients, not on a picket line, but we can’t keep working in a system that treats mental health care like an assembly line job,” said a therapist for the
Southern California Kaiser Permanente mental health workers set to strike
Thousands of Kaiser Permanente mental health workers in Southern California are set to strike starting Monday, Oct. 21, after the union and Kaiser management did not reach an agreement. Daily picket lines and rallies will be held outside Kaiser facilities in Los Angeles,
Mental health workers strike against Kaiser Permanente in Southern California
More than 2,000 unionized mental health workers in Southern California went on strike against Kaiser Permanente on Monday ...
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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 ...