Kaiser’s Mainframe Madness

Kaiser’s Mainframe Madness

This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. Why are we, at one of the largest healthcare companies (and the largest private employer in the state), still using software that looks like it’s...
Trapped Indoors

Trapped Indoors

This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. In a recent memo sent by the Kaiser administration, we were warned not to leave the downtown Oakland building during our lunch breaks. This was...
Kaiser Engineers Go on Strike

Kaiser Engineers Go on Strike

The International Union of Operating Engineers – Local 39 Stationary Engineers has been on strike since September 18 at Kaiser Permanente Northern California facilities. Over 700 stationary engineers and biomed technicians are participating in the strike, demanding...
An Ode to Capitalism

An Ode to Capitalism

From an Oakland Kaiser Worker You have me as an essential worker You have me ‘til death do us part from work “Essential” – you call me Dispensable – you make me feel BUT I know deep in my veins You are nothing without me  OR anything...