Patient Health Not Corporate Wealth!

Thank you for visiting the Kaiser Oakland Strike Fund GoFundMe page!

This page is dedicated to supporting Kaiser Oakland therapists who are on strike fighting for equitable mental healthcare and sustainable work conditions. If you’d like to learn more about why we are on strike, click here .

We are on an open-ended strike, which means we are going without a paycheck until Kaiser agrees to go back to the bargaining table to establish a fair contract. We cannot fight for justice in mental health care without your help!

Why is a strike fund needed?

When therapists go on strike as a last resort for improved patient care, we go without pay. Kaiser uses financial strain to avoid reaching an agreement.

Don’t you make plenty of money tho?

Therapists’ wages and financial situations are wide ranging, like anyone else. Some can sustain a strike, and others cannot. Kaiser counts on those who cannot, often those who are already marginalized.

Don’t you pay union dues? Doesn’t that cover your wages?

Yes, we do pay union dues but in a union like ours, they only cover the costs of organizing and logistics of a strike.

So what happens if people just go back to work?

This is what Kaiser is banking on, so they don’t have to change! Every donation we get goes directly to keeping therapists on the picket line, fighting for change.

If you are able, even a small amount, please donate to any of our funds!

If you are unable, please share widely and come out to our picket lines!

We are therapists, we will welcome you!

Please follow us on Instagram @kaosfund for up-to-date news of our progress.