Labor & Unions in California

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.