Labor & Unions

SEIU 1021 + IFPTE 21 Rally at SF General Frames DPH Cuts as 'Union-Busting Layoffs'

SEIU 1021 and IFPTE 21 staged a public rally at SF General on April 15 framing the SF DPH budget cuts as union-busting layoffs. Adds organized-labor opposition narrative to the $40M Wave 2 fight; relevant for the 5 FQHCs we track with SEIU 1021 representation (HealthRIGHT 360 included). Watch for solidarity actions or coordinated bargaining strategies as the SF DPH cuts move through Health Commission this spring.

Kaiser NUHW Mental Health Workers Launch 5-Day Hunger Strike — Session 31 Did Not Produce Breakthrough

NUHW mental health clinicians at Kaiser Permanente launched a 5-day hunger strike April 7 — an escalation tactic signaling that the April 3 Session 31 bargaining did NOT produce a breakthrough despite prior 'turning point' language. Posture has returned to adversarial. For CA FQHCs employing behavioral health clinicians, prolonged Kaiser labor unrest continues driving clinician migration opportunities, though contract resolution uncertainty persists. Next milestone: April 30.