Kaiser: Parking Lot Craziness
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. Two weekends ago, there were crazy scenes in the employee parking lot at Kaiser Oakland. The police chased several people into the employee lot after they had stolen cars outside the facility and entered the lot […]
Mental Health Workers Challenge Kaiser
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. As of April 7th, mental health workers in Southern California have been on strike for 26 weeks. They are protesting the Kaiser administration’s failure to meet their demands or address critical issues in the for-profit healthcare […]
Missing Pay for Certified Nurses
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. At Highland Hospital, nurses voted last July to approve a new contract that includes an additional 3% compensation for having a specialty certification. Nurses spend months preparing for these certification exams, and then maintain their certifications […]