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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46,000 healthcare workers demand fair wages and safe staffing
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Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers in California and Hawaii have gone on strike, demanding safer staffing levels and higher pay. The dispute underscores growing tensions in healthcare labor as unions raise concerns about patient safety, ongoing burnout and ever-increasing pay for executives. The post Another Major Strike at Kaiser Permanente: What’s at Stake This Time appeared first on MedCity News.
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31,000 West Coast health care workers strike for higher wages, increased staffing in union’s largest-ever walkout
An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other front-line Kaiser Permanente health care workers went on strike Tuesday to demand better wages and staffing from the California-based health care giant.
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