The National Union of Healthcare Workers said that nearly 2,400 mental health workers had launched the job action after Kaiser Permanente management turned down their proposals.
Psychologists, therapists and other mental health professionals who work for Kaiser Permanente across Southern California went on strike Monday morning, protesting that the healthcare organization had failed to address enduring problems that hamper its mental health care.
leadership chose this path — rather than a path to an agreement.' The strike comes one year after Kaiser agreed to a $200-million settlement with California regulators who found that patients were subjected to excessive wait times for therapy appointments. Kaiser agreed to pay a $50-million penalty and spend $150 million over five years to improve its mental health care. Kaiser said that even before the state settlement, it had started ramping up mental health care spending.
said in its surveys of the Kaiser mental health workers in Southern California, 62% of respondents said their departments lacked enough staff to provide timely and appropriate care. The union said it was pushing for higher wages, better benefits and more guaranteed time to handle duties outside of patient appointments.
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