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SAN DIEGO — Thousands of Kaiser Permanente mental health workers in Los Angeles and San Diego are set to strike starting Monday morning, including more than 300 workers in San Diego.The strike will take place at the Clairemont Mesa location from Monday through Friday, with the exception of Tuesdays when San Diego workers will join the strike in Los Angeles.Jim Clifford, a therapist at Kaiser ’s psychiatry office in Otay Mesa, has worked at Kaiser for 23 years and will be among those on strike.
”While Clifford said more psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, addiction medicine counselors, and marriage and family therapists are needed, Kaiser reported that its mental health workforce has grown by 30% over the last four years.The union is negotiating for more patient care time, requesting seven hours per week for tasks like patient calls, emails, and appointments.
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