Over 3,500 public healthcare workers are set to begin a five-day strike on Wed., Oct. 7. DSA will be on picket lines at 8 public hospitals and clinics, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with these brave workers who are putting it all on the line to win a fully-funded, democratically run healthcare system. 

This past Sunday almost 100 unionists, AHS patients, and democratic socialists joined our AHS Strike Readiness Community Assembly. We heard shocking stories of the mismanagement that runs rampant in our public health system. The cause? Privatization, austerity and absolute disregard for human life by management. Rank-and-file leaders from SEIU Local 1021 and the California Nurses Association have had enough. They shared inspiring tales of deep organizing, compassion, and solidarity, all in the service of caring for our communities. 

Watch Highlight Video from our Strike Ready Assembly

So far, over 100 people have stepped up to volunteer in our strike solidarity campaign by filling out this form. And you can too! Click now to get updates, sign up to join picket lines at Highland Hospital and other sites, and volunteer to put your talents to work, as we join in supporting a historic upheaval by essential public workers fighting for the common good.

Our healthcare workers are striking against austerity, privatization and unsafe conditions.They are striking for adequate staffing, necessary PPE and essential supplies. They are striking to demand a public takeover of our semi-privatized county healthcare system. Read testimonies about why patients, workers, and community are uniting together to win the public health system that we deserve!

And lastly, we’ll leave you with this DANCE VIDEO made by DSA members featuring some of the 98% of AHS workers who voted in favor of the strike. There just might be some dancing on the picket lines and you won’t want to miss it...