Our campaign for better patient care and respect for frontline caregivers at Kaiser Permanente has gained widespread support from elected officials, community organizations, faith leaders, and labor organizations. Below is the list of those individuals and organizations who have taken a stand for healthcare justice at Kaiser so that our…
[Sept. 10, 2019] OAKLAND, Calif. – Support from elected officials, clergy and labor unions for a looming unfair labor practices strike affecting more than 80,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente continues growing across the country, with recent announcements from U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Ron…
Our SEIU-UHW bylaws set out an election process to fill vacant Executive Board seats on a quarterly basis so that our union can maintain a full leadership body. Leadership Matters: The primary role of our Executive Board is to inspire and motivate members into action-leaders who are passionate about devoting…
[July 10, 2019] SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente would no longer be able to hide details of a $7.7 billion compensation scheme with its already highly paid executives and doctors under legislation passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The gimmick exists even as the corporation raises rates…
[March 19, 2019] MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Healthcare workers filed a ballot initiative for the November 2020 election to ensure voters have a say in the El Camino Healthcare District’s expansion plans, in light of the district’s recent purchase of five clinics outside its boundaries and refusal to retain 180…
[Feb. 23, 2019] LOS ANGELES – More than 75 healthcare workers traveled Saturday, Feb. 23 from Los Angeles to Tijuana, Mexico for a humanitarian mission to provide first aid to some of the thousands of Central American refugees gathered in the border city. The caregivers provided first aid and pediatric care,…
[Dec. 21, 2018] LOS ANGELES – More than 150 healthcare workers, social workers, clergy members and community advocates traveled from Los Angeles to Tijuana, Mexico for a humanitarian mission to assist some of the thousands of Central American refugees gathered in the border city. The caregivers provided first aid; offered screenings…
[June 8, 2018] POMONA, Calif. – Healthcare workers submitted 8,845 signatures to city election officials to qualify a ballot initiative for the Nov. 6 election in Pomona that seeks to reduce patient infections in local hospitals, including one that continues to have poor results and was penalized last year for…
[Feb. 27, 2018] POMONA, Calif. – U.S. Rep. Norma Torres (D-Pomona), Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis, State Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino) and Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez (D-Pomona) joined a growing coalition supporting a Pomona ballot initiative for the November 2018 election that seeks to reduce patient infections at area hospitals,…
[Dec. 19, 2017] OAKLAND, Calif. – Healthcare workers recently filed ballot initiatives in five Bay Area cities for the November 2018 election that seek to improve patient care and lower prices at facilities owned by Stanford Health and other providers. “People who live and work in these communities should be…