US Edition31,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses and other health care workers strike for better wages and staffing
The strike demands safer staffing, equitable pay, and benefits after stalled talks; over 31,000 union members from California and Hawaii are participating, the largest UNAC/UHCP strike ever.
- A five-day strike was set to begin Tuesday, October 14 at Kaiser Permanente facilities, covering 31,000 United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals members in California and Hawaii until Sunday, October 19.
- Negotiations stalled over wages and staffing, with the union demanding a 25% wage increase and safe staffing after contracts expired Sept. 30 or Oct. 1, the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals said.
- Kaiser Permanente offered a 21.5% wage increase, saying 'Our 21.5% offer will increase payroll for this group by nearly $2 billion in total by 2029,' and has contingency plans with virtual care.
- Patients were urged not to cancel appointments, and picketing at Zion Medical Center, San Diego Medical Center, and San Marcos Medical Center may expand to 46,000 workers, risking some closures.
- Organizers say the action covers roughly 500 medical centers and offices, marking the largest strike in United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals' 50-year history with registered nurses, pharmacists, nurse anesthetists and midwives participating.
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Kaiser health care workers strike over wages, staffing
OAKLAND — Thousands of striking Kaiser Permanente California health care workers walked off the job Tuesday at medical centers in a push for higher pay and better staffing. The strike marks the largest action in the 50-year history of the union representing 31,000 workers in three states. Negotiations for a new contract for those represented by United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals ended Oct. 10. The strike …
Northern California Kaiser Permanente health care workers begin 5-day strike
Registered nurses and health care professionals with Kaiser Permanente in Northern California went on strike Tuesday over failed contract negotiations between the health care provider and its unions.
Kaiser Permanente strike begins as union presses staffing, wage issues
Kaiser Permanente’s Moanalua Medical Center became a focal point Tuesday morning as nurses and other health professionals walked off the job, joining more than 30,000 workers in Hawaii and Californoa in a five-day strike over staffing and pay.
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