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December 23, 2018

Kaiser Clinicians Go on the Offensive for Patient Access

Chris Brooks Labor Notes

For the past decade, mental health clinicians in California have been leading an offensive campaign to increase patients’ access to timely care.

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June 3, 2015

Will Kaiser's Labor Partnership Crack?

Alexandra Bradbury Labor Notes

It’s this year’s biggest private-sector bargaining, between the Kaiser Permanente system and a coalition of 28 locals representing 100,000 health care workers.But the national deal, due June 4, may reveal widening cracks in the celebrated labor-management partnership that turns 18 this year. Kaiser is looking for three concessions, say non-coalition unions: increased health care co-pays, cuts to retiree medical coverage, and a two-tier pension.

January 12, 2015

Why 2,600 Kaiser Mental Health Workers Are On Strike

Clement Papazian Labor Notes

Kaiser Permanentes 2,600 California mental health clinicians are on strike today, and we're staying out all week.

March 25, 2013

California Health Workers Get a Second Chance

Carl Finamore Submitted to portside by the author

The National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) will have a second chance at a representation election at Kaiser Permanente. And it's because the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will be holding a revote of a 2010 representation election between NUHW and SEIU-UHW where the latter prevailed by violating the law and colluding with Kaiser to rig the vote. There is no nice way to say it. These are the facts.

February 26, 2013

Why Workers Should Be Wary About Corporate Wellness

By Steve Early The Nation

Corporate America has long been shifting the burden of medical costs onto workers. Now, under the banner of health promotion, management is making some workers pay more for their insurance based on individual differences in their medical condition or lack of adherence to "wellness" standards.

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