The labor dispute comes one year after Kaiser reached a $50 million settlement with state regulators who said the health care giant's mental health care system lacked adequate staffing that caused lapses in access to care for patients,

While workers are determined to win better conditions for patients and themselves, the NUHW has limited the strike to only a few select days and locations to disrupt workers’ unity.

Nearly 2,400 mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities from San Diego to Bakersfield are poised to strike Monday.

More than 2,000 mental health workers at Southern California’s Kaiser Permanente hospital are planning to walk off the job, their union said.

The union says there is a “broken” system of care at Kaiser, while management claims the union has been “slow walking” the negotiation process.

Robert Garrova discusses why Kaiser employees walked off the job and their goals.

Nearly 2,400 mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities went on strike Monday amid contract talks and allegations of a “broken” system of care, while Kaiser officials say the union has been “slow walking” the negotiation process and planned to strike before labor talks even began.