An open letter from frontline members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Healthcare Unions: We are dedicated Kaiser Permanente employees who are committed to making sure our patients receive safe, quality, compassionate care during the pandemic. As healthcare workers, we have always been essential, but now we have become absolutely critical to our nation’s response to the health crisis, and we take deep pride in our jobs.

These have been severely trying times as we have risked our lives and the lives of our families to come to work every day. We disinfect our facilities, process COVID-19 tests, take vital signs, administer respiratory treatments, fill prescriptions and do everything else to care for our patients.

OPEIU mourns the loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. For decades, Justice Ginsburg played a pivotal role in expanding the rights of working people, women and all those without a voice in the nation she recognized as tipped in favor of the already wealthy and powerful. Her lifetime of work will continue to serve as inspiration for us all, especially young women and men who rightly considered her a role model and inspiration.​

Save the date! Join the Women's Committee on October 8 at 6:30 PM for a discussion on prevention and awareness around breast cancer and domestic violence. Register to receive the Zoom link here. 

Register by mid-January, and you can complete your Bachelor's degree for free -- join this webinar on September 22 from 3-4 PM to learn more! ​Register here.