Kaiser Mental Health Workers’ Union Approves Strike

The National Union of Healthcare Workers, which represents 2,500 Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians, recently voted to authorize a strike over long patient wait times and an ongoing contract dispute. Kaiser in September agreed to pay a $4 million fine levied by state regulators over the issue, but mental health workers say the health system's attempts to address the issue have not worked.

• "Kaiser Mental Health Clinicians Authorize Strike" (Dembosky, "State of Health," KQED, 11/20).