🚨 Behavioral health workers at Kaiser Permanente are striking for better conditions—and state officials are stepping in.

Kaiser’s billions shouldn’t come at the cost of worker dignity or patient wellbeing. Workers deserve respect, fair pay, and safe conditions. Patients deserve better.

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/state-officials-push-kaiser-end-behavioral-healthcare-strike/735679/

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State officials push Kaiser to end behavioral healthcare strike

Nearly 2,400 behavioral healthcare workers have been on strike since October. California lawmakers say that Kaiser has failed to meet demand for patient services during that time.

Healthcare Dive

Oregon people:

I didn’t realize the Kaiser strike was still on and went to get my Covid booster. There was a picket line, so we stopped to ask what they wanted us to do.

They said to keep the appointment. They want the facility to feel the staffing pinch. The only people they don’t want crossing are workers.

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#Journal, Day 1296
Friday, 06 October 2023
(Day -- of #WGAstrike - Provisional end. Waiting for member vote count.)
(Day 85 of #SAGAFTRAstrike - negotiations restarted on Oct 2, still no deal)
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#citystreetmaintenance #slurry #homefail

Have a horror story or just a complaint about Kaiser Permanente in California? Share your story with the California Department of Managed Care! https://www.dmhc.ca.gov/ or 888-466-2219. You can also file a formal complaint.

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More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers are participating in a 3-day strike, objecting to staffing levels they say endanger patient care, and refusing their employer’s offer that includes raises workers say wouldn’t keep up with inflation.

We had a labor scholar explain why this strike is happening now and how it will affect patients:

https://theconversation.com/why-are-thousands-of-kaiser-health-care-workers-on-strike-5-questions-answered-214926
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Why are thousands of Kaiser health care workers on strike? 5 questions answered

Workers are objecting to staffing levels they say endanger patient care and are refusing their employer’s offer that includes raises that they say are too low due to inflation.

The Conversation