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matthobbes.bsky.social
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Union members showed unwavering strength and dedication to the cause. We fought harder than anyone thought we could, or would, fight. Enormous sacrifices were made. I'm proud of every single one of us, and it has been an honor to spend such meaningful time with you all. WHEN WE FIGHT, WE WIN.

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

After 195 days, NUHW finally has a tentative agreement from Kaiser. The strike has been called off, and we can return to work. This is the longest mental health strike in US history, and potentially the longest worker's strike in California history. We fought long and hard.

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

At the Kentucky Derby today, Sovereignty beat Journalism and that just seems very apropos. Still on strike. Almost 200 days against Kaiser Permanente. Bargaining is ongoing as of this moment. 12 hours today. Hopefully this is it.

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

On Monday 5/7, eight of our NUHW members embarked on a 5-day hunger strike. @tommorelloofficial.bsky.social of RATM came out to our picket line in support. Here he is doing a rendition of This Land Is Your Land, and getting everybody pumped up. Day 172.

submitted 74 days ago • 2 comments

In 2022, Kaiser Permanente was cited by the state on 20 deficiencies in its mental health and addiction medicine departments. As of today, 19 of those 20 have not been fixed. Kaiser's behavioral health departments are BROKEN and Kaiser refuses to invest in their future. laist.com/brief/news/h...

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

1. Today marks 5 months and 1 day that NUHW has been on strike. Kaiser freezes us out. They treat us like we don't matter. Kaiser doesn't care about mental health parity. They don't care about addiction. They don't care about their dedicated, skilled employees.

submitted 93 days ago • 2 comments

Relevant.

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

These worker's union contract has been illegally terminated by Trump's head of the DHS. Their contract wasn't set to expire until 2031. This experiment in the erosion of worker's rights must not succeed. This must be fought. Don't let this slide. www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

The Democratic Party functionally no longer exists independently from the Republican Party. The Democratic party is either complicit, or else so severely incompetent that they are completely and utterly ineffective. We need a new party.

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments

Mediation with Kaiser completely fell apart. It lasted one and a half days. Kaiser refuses to even discuss two of our three most important demands. Kaiser leaves us out in the cold, and so we leafleted in the rain. On strike, day 147.

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

Kaiser has agreed to enter mediation. That means we're all going to work together with a neutral third party - two of them, actually - to help find common ground and settle this contract. It's taken 134 days to get this far. That's 134 days without seeing my patients, without getting my paycheck.

submitted 112 days ago • 1 comment

First photo is an NUHW member holding Newsom's letter, telling Kaiser to agree mediate with us. Kaiser finally agreed to mediate. This is a HUGE win for us, and we hope that mediation begins next week. Second photo is a petition signed by our members, telling Kaiser that we still support this fight.

submitted 117 days ago • 3 comments

This is one of our strike pups. She's been on strike with us for the last 126 days, and she keeps our spirits up with her mighty little barks. Last week, Kaiser CEO Greg Adams told the governor's office that Kaiser will engage in mediation with us if we move on a certain key issue, (thread below)

submitted 119 days ago • 3 comments