I will be joining the striking mental health workers in solidarity. . From the NUHW (Union) website: The strike lines [Friday] remained strong and spirited. KTVU covered it in the Bay Area, several patients stopped by to offer their support, and they helped several patients file complaints with the state.

This is the longest mental health care strike in history. We know it is easier to stand together on the picket line than to return to work knowing that workloads will still be unsustainable, patients will still be waiting far too long for care, and Kaiser executives will still think they can get away with treating behavioral health as second class.

We’re approaching a make or break moment. Kaiser executives know they’re in trouble; they’re trying to buy themselves time. They’re telling everybody who’ll listen — desperate managers, state regulators, top elected officials — that come Monday people will cross the picket line en masse.

We have to prove them wrong. It’s a cliche, but actions speak louder than words. we’ve already done so much incredibly hard work, and we’ve never been closer to forcing real change from Kaiser. Let’s head out to the picket lines on Monday and show everyone that those Kaiser executives don’t knowr what they were talking about. NUHW.org

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