Update:
On Dec. 10, our SEIU-UHW Executive Board voted to continue our efforts in support of the engineers’ fight for a fair contract by:
- Contributing $300,000 to the IUOE Stationary Engineers Local 39 strike fund from our general fund (line item: Solidarity Donations), with the intention that it support our Kaiser engineers;
- Publicly raising awareness of the importance of the engineers to the care team and quality patient care;
- Sounding the alarm over unresolved problems with medical equipment and hospital facilities that Kaiser’s replacement engineers are failing to address;
- Organizing actions in facilities to share these concerns;
- Mobilizing political support; and
- Potentially doing an additional sympathy strike in the future.
On November 18, we were all part of the largest sympathy strike in the United States in over a century. 40,000 Kaiser union members from SEIU-UHW, OPEIU Local 29, IFPTE Local 20 were the largest group of working people since 1894 to say we care enough about another group of workers to leave our job, give up pay and take a stand with the Local 39 Operating Engineers.
This is quite remarkable but not at all surprising. As healthcare workers, we have dedicated our lives to caring for others. We have risked our lives and health these past two years to care for patients during the pandemic. After seeing our co-workers, Kaiser engineers out on strike for 62 days, we said enough is enough. We joined them on the line with courage and honor in a moment that will define us for decades to come.
News Coverage
Sacramento Bee
Kaiser strike in Northern California: Engineers uplifted as thousands picket in solidarity
November 18, 2021
Features quote from UHW members Lanette Griffin, Rod Thomson, Adwin Chand (video)
Mercury News
Kaiser strike shutters some services Thursday. Friday could be worse
KQED
Thousands of Kaiser Permanente Staff Join Picket Line in Solidarity With Striking Engineers
San Francisco Chronicle
Kaiser union employees to hold sympathy strikes Thursday, Friday in solidarity with Local 39
Fox 40 Sacramento
Kaiser union employees engage in sympathy strike in support of local engineers
November 18, 2021
Includes quote from UHW member Kim Samuels of Kaiser So. Sacramento, footage of So. Sacramento sympathy strike
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Proud to stand with the workers of Chinese Hospital in demanding fair wages and benefits. Our essential workers have taken care of us without a break these last two years, it’s time we take care of them! @seiu_uhw #healthcarejustice #unionstrong @SFDemocrats
4For over two years during the pandemic, we’ve come to work for our patients — even when we didn’t have enough PPE; even when we didn’t have enough staff; even when we were exhausted and burned out. @ChineseHospital https://bit.ly/37VMRFk #HealthcareJustice
A huge shout out to my brothers and sisters who will be striking outside of @CedarsSinai, fighting for their patients and standing up to be paid a meaningful wage - stop the corporate greed. #TheRealCedarsSinai
When patient care is under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back! We are proud to support @CedarsSinai workers getting ready to strike. Stay strong, brothers and sisters. We've got your back. #TheRealCedarsSinai
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$5.6M for the CEO of Cedars-Sinai and low wages for healthcare workers? That’s not how a non-profit should work. I stand with frontline healthcare workers preparing to strike to get @CedarsSinai back on track. #TheRealCedarsSinai
With a reported more than $1 billion in 2021 profits, @CedarsSinai has no excuse for refusing to invest in their caregivers. I stand with @seiu_uhw workers. #TheRealCedarsSinai
Religious community leaders in Los Angeles came out to speak this morning in support of workers as they stand strong in their 5th day on the strike line. The @seiu_uhw member led bargaining team continues to negotiate with #TheRealCedarsSinai
Joined @seiu_uhw on strike at Cedars Sinai!
Our essential hospital workers deserve higher pay and fair treatment, let’s stand with them! #UnionStrong 👊🏽👊🏽
I stand in solidarity with the @seiu_uhw healthcare heroes of @CedarsSinai These essential workers deserve safety, fair treatment, and fair wages so they can continue to provide excellent patient care.
From staffing shortages to lack of PPE, healthcare workers are at a breaking point. Between January 2021 and April 2022, there were 76 healthcare strikes across the country.
Read more on how healthcare workers are fighting back: https://bit.ly/3a0Wpzt
Healthcare workers from @CedarsSinai have been on strike since Monday, May 9.
Why are we here again? Because of Cedar’s unfair labor practices and its refusal to invest in its workforce. #TheRealCedarsSinai
https://twitter.com/i/events/1525200045171265542
Governor @GavinNewsom is proposing a $933 million dollar package to give up to $1,500 bonuses to healthcare workers! It shows he understands our message that the healthcare worker staffing crisis requires immediate attention. You can read more here: https://bit.ly/3wrksiE
Thank you to @danielwaynelee0 and@MarkJGonzalezLA
for standing in solidarity with @CedarsSinai healthcare workers. #TheRealCedarsSinai
@seiu_uhw @CedarsSinai The workers are demanding better wages, better safety protocols, and better PPE. Cal/OSHA issued the hospital seven citations for violating OSHA regulations designed to protect workplace safety. Cedars-Sinai must do better. https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/2000-cedars-sinai-service-workers-planning-to-strike-monday/2888540/
Solidarity to the @seiu_uhw health care workers on strike at @CedarsSinai!
When management starts lying about your numbers, that means they’re afraid of your numbers!
Stay strong! Win what you deserve! Safe staffing and fair wages are fundamental.
#TheRealCedarsSinai https://twitter.com/dmschoorl/status/1524113258881306624
Day 2 on the strike line for Cedars workers. @CedarsSinai has told media that only 30 workers are striking. Today we see hundreds on the streets fighting for better staffing and fair wages. #TheRealCedarsSinai is continuing to cover up the truth. @seiu_uhw
Stand with Cedar’s Healthcare workers demanding increased staffing and wages and improved patient and worker safety. Strike Day 2 is Working Women + Family Day.(8700 Beverly Blvd). @seiu_uhw #supportworkers #wright4weho #cedarssinaihospital
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Sending solidarity to the @seiu_uhw workers of @CedarsSinai! I hope and expect that the parties will quickly come to an agreement that will improve conditions & pay for workers and underscore the hospital’s commitment to exceptional patient care.
Standing in solidarity with @seiu_uhw!
Our essential healthcare workers deserve essential fair treatment, from fair wages, to safety and more!
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/2000-cedars-sinai-service-workers-planning-to-strike-monday/2888540/
A huge shout out to my brothers and sisters who will be striking outside of @CedarsSinai, fighting for their patients and standing up against corporate greed. #TheRealCedarsSinai
Workers, especially essential workers, deserve protections and fair wages.
Proud to stand with @seiu_uhw and workers demanding better for themselves and their families. https://twitter.com/CBSLA/status/1523681849117229058
HAPPENING NOW: About 2,000 union healthcare workers have begun a week-long strike at Cedars-Sinai https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/about-2000-union-healthcare-workers-stage-strike-at-cedars-sinai/?taid=62792eea7c01c80001c94100&utm_campaign=trueAnthem+Manual&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
When patient care is under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back! We are proud to support @CedarsSinai workers getting ready to strike. Stay strong, brothers and sisters. We’ve got your back. #TheRealCedarsSinai
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For over two years, healthcare workers have been on the frontlines providing critical care for others. They deserve fair wages and safe staffing levels. I hope a resolution is reached to ensure fair and equitable treatment for @seiu_uhw healthcare heroes. https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1523857859322150912
Workers at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center started a weeklong strike on Monday, demanding higher pay and better working conditions amid negotiations for a union contract.
The previous three-year contract expired March 31.
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-05-09/cedars-sinai-workers-strike-over-wages-conditions
I stand with @seiu_uhw and the health care workers at Cedars-Sinai on strike.
They deserve better - better working conditions and better wages! https://laist.com/news/health-care-workers-at-cedars-sinai-are-on-strike
$5.6M for the CEO of Cedars-Sinai and low wages for healthcare workers? That’s not how a non-profit should work. I stand with frontline healthcare workers preparing to strike to get @CedarsSinai back on track. #TheRealCedarsSinai
https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/hundreds-of-cedars-sinai-workers-launch-weeklong-strike/
A strike is never an easy decision. It takes courage. I’m proud to stand with the healthcare workers of @seiu_uhw in their fight for a living to wage and a fair contract.
#TheRealCedarsSinai https://twitter.com/seiu_uhw/status/1524058624770904064
“We definitely didn’t want to do this, but we’re very disappointed in how they’ve treated us over the last two and a half years.” #TheRealCedarsSinai https://bit.ly/3wkMdJw
Day 3 - @CedarsSinai has canceled their fashion show fundraiser amidst another day of workers on strike. This is a WIN for @seiu_uhw members as they continue to build power in their fight for fair wages and safe staffing levels at #TheRealCedarsSinai
Si se puede ✊🏾 #TheRealCedarsSinai https://twitter.com/luvsm2/status/1524479436195700737
Standing in solidarity with my friends Gisella and Miranda supporting #TheRealCedarsSinai in their fight for safe staffing and a decent wage. As a 22 year healthcare worker I know that their fight is my fight.Together we can make the changes to that better our communitys
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.@seiu_uhw and all of our health care workers deserve to be treated with dignity.
Proudly standing with them in their fight for fair wages and working conditions.
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-05-09/cedars-sinai-workers-strike-over-wages-conditions
In light of healthcare workers who are striking to stop unfair labor practices, and trying to raise families while earning $17/hour @CedarsSinai, we urge #womensguildcs to cancel their event. #TheRealCedarsSinai
2Cedars keeps bargaining in bad faith and telling us they can’t afford to invest in us and give us real raises that reflect what we’ve been through and the high cost of living in LA. #TheRealCedarsSinai @CedarsSinai
2@JonesSawyerAD59Thank you for supporting and helping spread the word about what's happening at Cedars! Be sure to use our hashtag #TheRealCedarsSinai to help continue shed light
✊ Day two of our five-day strike. Why are we here again? Because of Cedar’s unfair labor practices and its refusal to invest in its workforce. #TheRealCedarsSinai @CedarsSinai
Shame on Cedars for only offering their healthcare heros only 2.5% as inflation in Beverly Hills is at time high.. @seiu_uhw #HealthcareHeroes #TheRealCedarsSinai
📢Shout out to our @seiu_uhw colleagues in Los Angeles who are calling on the hospital to put #patientsoverprofits & support #safestaffing! #unionstrong 💪 #TheRealCedarsSinai
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The second day of health care workers out on strike for unfair labor practices at #TheRealCedarsSinai. Started off with mariachis 🎶 on Beverly Blvd before marching for fair wages, safe staffing, and better conditions in the workplace. #ULPStrike @seiu_uhw
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It’s time for @CedarsSinai to listen to caregivers: bargain in good faith, increase staffing, improve patient and worker safety, and invest in the workers who take care of Cedars patients every day. #TheRealCedarsSinai
3“We definitely didn’t want to do this, but we’re very disappointed in how they’ve treated us over the last two and a half years.” #TheRealCedarsSinai https://bit.ly/3wkMdJw
SEIU-UHW members at Cedars-Sinai walked out this morning at 5am to begin a 5-day ULP strike. Stand with striking workers on the line this Thursday, 5/12, 10am - 2pm. https://twitter.com/seiu_uhw/status/1523663816843677697
Day 1 of our ULP strike! Healthcare workers are sick and tired of leading a stressed out life for an employer that doesn’t want to treat us right. #TheRealCedarsSinai @CedarsSinai
#TheRealCedarsSinai is standing up!
@seiu_uhw is Showing up and turning out to demand dignity & a real voice on the job.
Solidarity! #1u #UnionStrong https://twitter.com/seiu_uhw/status/1523770404476706818
We’re asking @CedarsSinai to stop committing unfair labor practices and to bargain in good faith. #TheRealCedarsSinai
Thank you @RepMaxineWaters for standing with healthcare workers at @CedarsSinai! Your support will help us keep fighting for a contract that invests in the workforce and patient care. #TheRealCedarsSinai
https://bit.ly/3vY6yFJ
We’re asking @CedarsSinai to stop committing unfair labor practices and to bargain in good faith. #TheRealCedarsSinai
3We need to make sure we are receiving basic protections to ensure patient and worker safety. #TheRealCedarsSinai @CedarsSinai
3Enough is enough. We need @CedarsSinai to invest in frontline healthcare workers and patient care. #TheRealCedarsSinai
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Thank you @RickChavezZbur for standing with healthcare workers at @CedarsSinai! Your support will help us keep fighting for a contract that invests in the workforce and patient care. #TheRealCedarsSinai
https://bit.ly/3kM1GNx
Healthcare workers at @CedarsSinai are ready to strike, and we're proud to have the support of our elected officials as we fight for real investment in our workforce and patient care. Thanks to @SupJaniceHahn for standing with us! https://bit.ly/3wuijTt
The ULP strike is on! See you Monday... #TheRealCedarsSinai
Hundreds of health care workers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are scheduled to go on strike at 5 a.m. on May 9 after their union voiced concerns about the hospital system’s labor and bargaining practices.
https://beverlypress.com/2022/05/cedars-sinai-workers-may-go-on-strike/
Thank you, @PaulKoretzCD5, for your strong support of
@cedarssinai healthcare workers who are fighting for better care, staffing, and working conditions. #TheRealCedarsSinai
Thank you @LALabor for standing with healthcare workers at @CedarsSinai! We've had enough with Cedars-Sinai putting profit over patients and workers. Your support will help us keep fighting for a contract that invests in patient care. https://bit.ly/3vZ8axE #TheRealCedarsSinai
Profits are up at @CedarsSinai but they refuse to address workforce shortages. That's why we're thankful to have the support of @ClueJustice as we prepare to strike. Together we can win for patient care!
https://bit.ly/3yeyira
#TheRealCedarsSinai
Congratulations to the housestaff @StanfordHealth! 🎆Welcome to our union family! ✊ #unionstrong #UnionsForAll
WE WON! The vote tally is finished, and housestaff at @StanfordHealth have voted overwhelmingly in favor of forming a union with CIR 835-214. We’ll be able to announce the official certification in one week.
Welcome to the CIR family! ✊💜
SEIU-UHW members joined the @CRONAnurses strike line @StanfordHealth along with State Senator @SenJoshBecker and U.S. Senator @SenAlexPadilla.
2We stand with @CRONAnurses striking for safe staffing and respect! ✊#UnionStrong
David Hernandez, a cancer survivor and pandemic front-line health worker, could lose his health benefits for going on strike.
Hernandez is one of thousands of @CRONAnurses striking in California whose employers threatened to cut their benefits after they went on strike.
Two thousand Service Employees Union International-United Healthcare Workers West members at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles are set to go on strike May 9. https://www.modernhealthcare.com/labor/cedars-sinai-workers-set-strike-date via @modrnhealthcr
I was proud to stand with @seiu_uhw today with my colleague @LindseyPHorvath and others in their call for @CedarsSinai to invest fairly in their workers. These Hero’s deserve more than just praise, they deserve a JUST compensation package. https://twitter.com/IrMiklat/status/1516859822271983616
I am proud today to be standing with @seiu_uhw demanding that @CedarsSinai invest in its workers.
.@StanfordMed threatened to cut off health benefits for @CRONAnurses who are striking for good jobs and patient care. Join our union family and sign their petition demanding Stanford retract this union busting threat. #ShameOnStanford https://bit.ly/3k7nuCV
Yesterday a picket occurred at @CedarsSinai over the $97,000 health and safety violations.
“It’s outrageous that Cedars-Sinai… left some of its employees defenseless against COVID-19…” - Taryne Mosley, surgical technician: https://www.laweekly.com/cedars-sinai-workers-protest-after-multiple-safety-violations-by-hospital/
#TheRealCedarsSinai
Yesterday we took a stand to tell our stories at @CedarsSinai. They made over $1 billion in profit last year - it’s time to invest in the workplace and patient care. #TheRealCedarsSinai
4Today I stood with @seiu_uhw workers on the picket line fighting for fair compensation & safe staffing at @CedarsSinai I will always stand in #solidarity with #frontline #healthcare #workers fighting for better patient care & dignity in the workplace ✊ cc: @SepiShyne
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Seeking a safer workplace.
https://www.dailynews.com/2022/04/19/cedars-sinai-employees-to-picket-over-covid-19-safety-violations/
Workers are sick and tired of leading a stressed-out life for an employer that doesn’t want to treat us right.
#TheRealCedarsSinai @CedarsSinai
I am proud today to be standing with @seiu_uhw demanding that @CedarsSinai invest in its workers.
3Healthcare workers deserve respect and safety #TheRealCedarsSinai
Seeking a safer workplace.
https://www.dailynews.com/2022/04/19/cedars-sinai-employees-to-picket-over-covid-19-safety-violations/
Why are healthcare workers at @CedarsSinai picketing today? [https://bit.ly/3L5g8vE] #TheRealCedarsSinai
From lack of safety protocols to lack of adequate training on PPE usage and limitations, healthcare workers and patients @CedarsSinai are being put at risk. Stop putting patients and workers in danger by not complying with basic health and safety laws. #TheRealCedarsSinai
3Healthcare workers at @CedarsSinai are prepared to fight for a contract that invests in the workforce, and patient care, and addresses short-staffing issues we’ve felt during the last couple of years. #TheRealCedarsSinai
https://bit.ly/37EIwFV
An Open Letter from SEIU-UHW Executive Board Leaders to Our Co-workers and Patients
