This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA.
On Monday, May 5th, a tentative agreement (TA) was reached between the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW), the union which mental health workers at Kaiser are organized in, and Kaiser in Southern California. Mental health workers in SoCal had been on strike for over 6 months, fighting for more mandated time between therapy sessions for patient follow ups, restored pension benefits, and COLA adjustments. Some striking workers were even forced to go on hunger strike in April to escalate their attempt to win their demands.
Few details have been released about the TA and what it contains. Workers will vote this week whether to ratify the TA or not. Regardless of what happens with the vote, Kaiser workers have shown incredible resilience and determination in this fight.
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