news release<\/a> published by National Nurses United, the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in the country.<\/p>\n\u201cAn injury to one of us is an injury to all of us, so nurses will be standing in solidarity with our mental health therapy colleagues as they go on strike,\u201d said California Nurses Association President Michelle Gutierrez. \u201cWe know working people have to stand together, and we\u2019re proud to stand alongside Kaiser therapists as they fight for meaningful, commonsense protections for our patients and for working people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Five Kaiser Permanente locations will be affected, including the Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center. Other centers in Oakland, Sacramento, Santa Clara and Santa Rosa will also see pickets and potential strikes.<\/p>\n
Kaiser Permanente Northern California Senior Relations Representative Jordan Scott said the strike should not affect workflow or patient service at the provider.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will affect it as much as there will be activity out there,\u201d he said. \u201cIt shouldn\u2019t impact service delivery.\u201d<\/p>\n
The work stoppage is scheduled to take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n
Kaiser Permanente\u2019s response aimed at quelling concerns over job replacement, with the provider clarifying its objective is to reach an agreement with National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) that honors both clinicians and allows for the inclusion and integration of technology for member support.<\/p>\n
\u201cNUHW and now CNA are pushing a false\u202fnarrative\u202fthat we want to\u202freplace\u202four\u202fcare teams with\u202fAI,\u201d a Kaiser Permanente news release reads. \u201cAt Kaiser Permanente,\u202fAI does not replace human\u202fassessment,\u202fand\u202fit does not\u202fmake care decisions.\u202fOur care teams are\u202falways at the center of decision-making with our patients.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kaiser Permanente noted that contract bargaining with the California Nurses Association is not currently underway, adding that \u201csympathy strikes,\u201d like Wednesday\u2019s planned event, \u201cwill not bring us closer to an agreement with NUHW or help CNA with their forthcoming bargaining.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is unfair to our members and patients to disrupt their care when they need our employees to be there for them,\u201d the release concludes.<\/p>\n
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