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Kaiser workers speak out after strike authorization vote begins

Sravya Headshot by Sravya Tadepalli August 28th, 2023August 28th, 2023

If health care employees go on strike, dozens of Kaiser hospitals and clinics across the country could shut down

digital collage with a yellow background. on the bottom left, three people holding "Patients over profits" signs stand on the right side, a black-and-white cutout of a photograph of a woman with shoulder-length brown hair and a patterned shirt looks directly at the camera. diagonally down from the top left corner is a dotted black line with "medical debt" curving along the loop
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Fighting for the freedom to heal

by Lindsey Muniak May 25th, 2023May 25th, 2023
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Advocates say Chicago’s 911 mental health response program is no replacement for public mental health centers

by Siobhan Neela-Stock May 3rd, 2023May 4th, 2023
Oakland resident physicians call for higher pay and better conditions
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Oakland resident physicians call for higher pay and better conditions

by Alexandra Martinez April 7th, 2023April 6th, 2023
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Atlanta Medical Center next in series of nationwide hospital closures

by Lily Levine October 11th, 2022October 12th, 2022
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How a majority BIPOC worker co-op is disrupting the field of therapy

by Sydney Pereira May 9th, 2022January 23rd, 2023
Health care providers in North Carolina demand better patient support as they attempt to unionize
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Health care providers in North Carolina demand better patient support as they attempt to unionize

Tina Vasquez headshot by Tina Vásquez March 4th, 2022March 8th, 2022
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Unionization efforts aren’t stopping as the pandemic wears on

by Cirien Saadeh February 9th, 2022February 9th, 2022
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Workers are being forced back into their jobs despite growing health risks

by Sakshi Udavant February 1st, 2022February 1st, 2022
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CDC’s decision to slash quarantine time in half concerns already overwhelmed health care professionals

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