A strike by Southern California healthcare staff at Kaiser organized underneath the Nationwide Union of Healthcare Staff (NUHW) has now carried on for 20 weeks, prompting the intervention of California Governor Gavin Newsom. After months of impasse, Kaiser refused to yield to staff’ calls for for pensions and satisfactory time to take care of affected person care duties. Over a month after Newsom’s workplace supplied to convey each side into mediation, Kaiser lastly agreed to sit down down with the Governor’s mediators, with periods starting on March 10. Psychological well being sufferers particularly have been left within the lurch by Kaiser’s intransigence, and the disaster is just worsening because the aftermath of the current Los Angeles wildfires takes its toll on the realm’s residents. Working Folks co-host Mel Buer investigates the continuing strike on this interview with Kaiser staff Jessica Rentz and Adriana Webb.
Editor’s word: this episode was recorded on February 25, 2025, earlier than Kaiser agreed to mediation on March 3, 2025.
Extra hyperlinks/data:
- Earlier protection of the strike from The Actual Information:
- ‘What they’re providing is stabilization, not care’: Kaiser Strands Sufferers in Limbo as Strike Approaches Fourth Month
- Kaiser staff’ strike enters second week in Southern California
- ABC7, February 7: “Kaiser Permanente psychological well being staff strike can finish with assist of a mediator, Gov. Newsom suggests”
Hyperlinks to help the strike:
- Mutual Assist: “Undertake a Hanging Employee”
- Strike GoFundMe
- Picket Line Areas
- NUHW Strike Web page
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- In These Occasions web site, Fb web page, and Twitter web page
- The Actual Information Community web site, YouTube channel, podcast feeds, Fb web page, and Twitter web page
Featured Music…
- Jules Taylor, “Working Folks” Theme Music
Studio Manufacturing:
Publish-Manufacturing: Jules Taylor
Transcript
The next is a rushed transcript and will comprise errors. A proofread model might be made out there as quickly as doable.