Despite recording a net income of $6.4 billion in 2020, healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente announced on April 30 that it will eliminate more than 200 jobs at several facilities across California, leaving workers and their families devastated.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 17, 2021 CONTACT: Renée Saldaña [email protected] Oakland, Calif. – To begin addressing the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) is taking the lead and working with frontline healthcare workers in SEIU-United Healthcare Workers (SEIU-UHW) to champion the Race…
Oakland, Calif. – Healthcare workers at 29 Kaiser Permanente facilities across the state will hold protests demanding recognition and additional support during the pandemic, weeks after the healthcare giant slashed performance sharing bonuses, despite posting $6.4 billion in profits during the last year. “There’s a…
Since 2019, the CA legislature passed and Governor Gavin Newsom signed over 100 bills that improve California healthcare and conditions for healthcare workers. These victories are only possible because SEIU-UHW members are contributing to a better future by giving to the COPE political fund. This fund allows us to work…
Legislation Would Require State, Health Providers to Stockpile PPE at Pandemic Levels for Healthcare, Other Essential Workers Healthcare Workers Will Also Hold Media Availability WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – Healthcare and other essential workers across California, who during the COVID-19 crisis have been put in danger by a lack of personal protective…
Airbnb, LA County Leaders, SEIU-UHW Partner to Offer Free Stays to Frontline Responders
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View or download PDF versions of the checklist: English | Spanish | Tagalog | Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Healthcare workers have priority access to the vaccine, and it is free for all who receive it. Access to the vaccine is equal for all healthcare workers, with…
[Feb. 4, 2020] OAKLAND, Calif. – More than 400 Kaiser Permanente optical workers in Northern California, eager to negotiate a stronger contract, voted to switch their membership to SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW), a union that already represents 57,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers across California. “Every day we provide outstanding…
Todos deben poder obtener una atención médica de alta calidad y asequible proporcionada por trabajadores que son valorados y respetados. Al trabajar para elegir a funcionarios que apoyen esa visión, podemos asegurarnos de que tenemos aliados en la lucha por mejores condiciones de trabajo, contratos más fuertes y acceso a…