Kaiser Mental Health Workers Strike Over Staffing and Workloads

More than 2,400 Kaiser Permanente psychologists, therapists, social workers and other mental health workers in Southern California began an open-ended strike Monday over increased workloads and staffing shortages that their union said have created a “substandard” system of care.

The National Union of Healthcare Workers, which represents the employees, is negotiating a new contract with the Oakland-based health giant.

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