Kaiser mental health workers launch five-day, statewide strike

An estimated 4,000 Kaiser Permanente mental health workers launched a five-day, statewide strike Monday, Dec. 16 to protest understaffing, crushing caseloads and patient appointments that often aren’t available for months.
The psychologists, therapists, psychiatric nurses and other healthcare professionals have been working without a contract for more than a year.
Picket lines are in place at 10 Kaiser facilities, including medical centers in Anaheim, Fontana and Panorama City. The Nationa