Kaiser Permanente is laying off hundreds of workers across California, further deepening tensions with its union of 31,000 nurses that is preparing a five-day strike beginning next week. In an Oct. 6 letter filed with the state's Employment Development Department, Kaiser’s Human Resources Director Christine Neubauer said that the Oakland-based health care provider began notifying 216 workers of their layoffs starting Sept. 17. The bulk of layoffs — 184 people — are coming to the Bay Area cities of Oakland, Redwood City, San Leandro, Pleasanton and Walnut Creek. The remaining layoffs — 32 — are taking place in Corona, Downey, Los Angeles, Pasadena and San Diego. She wrote that Kaiser anticipates the termination dates for employees will come after a 60-day notification period across 15 hospitals and clinics throughout California.
In a social media landscape shaped by hashtags, algorithms, and viral posts, nurse leaders must decide: Will they let the narrative spiral, or can they adapt and join the conversation?
...
