Happy Nurses Week!
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. It’s that time of year again when nurses everywhere are honored by their workplaces with tokens of appreciation. For all your hard work and dedication, you might get a keychain or a pen, or a “thank […]
Kaiser Mental Health Workers Reach Tentative Agreement
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 […]
Sick and Stressed Out From Work? You’re Not Alone.
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. Working at Kaiser Oakland means being prepared to deal with the effects of chronic short staffing, never-ending workloads, and long hours. It’s no surprise that so many of us end up facing physical and mental health […]