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,…
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 planned to strike before labor talks even began.
Kaiser officials said the organization has invested more than $1 billion since 2020 to expand its mental health capabilities in California, including hiring more therapists, the addition of resources and reductions in wait times for patients. Kaiser officials said in a statement that the health care system is committed to continued negotiations “until this deal is done.”
According to Kaiser, it has presented the union with an offer that includes an 18% wage increase over four years, and also “enhances the comprehensive benefits our mental health professionals enjoy plus provides therapists more non-patient time for planning and preparation.” Kaiser said the strike is “entirely unnecessary and unfortunately not surprising. NUHW leaders have been threatening to strike since before we began bargaining in July. The union has been slow-walking negotiations, despite the strong proposals Kaiser Permanente has put on the table. The union's proposals at the table have been overreaching and unreasonable.
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