"This is systematic Racism" 2min
Michele Bass is one of many USW Local 7600 black and brown members who get paid less for the same hard work as others at Kaiser Permanente. Hidden health care heroes deserve to be paid what they're worth.
Kaiser Permanente's Hidden Health Care Heroes Ready to be Seen
We do the jobs you may not easily see - the cleaning, the fixing, answering the calls, pushing the bodies, drawing the blood and so much more. But make no mistake about it, we are the hidden health care heroes that make Kaiser Permanente work, and we are ready to be seen.
'They're going to see how much we're worth'
Angela Richards of USW Local 7600 recalls the trauma of transporting dead bodies during the COVID pandemic and how Kaiser Permanente could not be the multi-billion dollar health care giant it is without the hidden health care heroes the company is disrespecting.
'I believe Kaiser believes they can take advantage of us'
Norberto Gomez of USW Local 7600 talks about how Kaiser Permanente chooses to pay managers and white workers more than black, brown and other minority health care workers doing the exact same jobs. Help us fight for wage and racial justice for our health care heroes!
"I get mad at Kaiser because equal work should get equal pay"
Sonia Bracey of USW Local 7600 explains how it feels to know predominately black and brown health care workers are being paid less for the same hard work at Kaiser Permanente. Help us tell Kaiser to respect and pay hidden health care workers what they're worth.
"This is systematic Racism"
Michele Bass is one of many USW Local 7600 black and brown members who get paid less for the same hard work as others at Kaiser Permanente. Hidden health care heroes deserve to be paid what they're worth.