US EditionCancer Patient Says Kaiser Strike Has Disrupted Critical Chemotherapy Treatments
The strike involves roughly 31,000 United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals members demanding fair contracts amid ongoing labor disputes.
- On Monday, more than 31,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers remained on strike as picket lines across California and Hawaii disrupted patient care, with technicians forcing pharmacy closures last week.
- Charmaine S. Morales, president of UNAC/UHCP, said bargaining has stalled since last May over alleged unfair labor practices, with demands for a 25% raise over four years and better staffing after the contract expired in September last year.
- Kaiser offered 21.5% raises, which union leaders say could cost about $2 billion, citing its $66 billion reserves; patients report postponed procedures such as one moved to Feb. 23.
- Picketing resumes at 9 a.m. Monday at listed hospitals and clinics, and bargaining teams restarted talks though no agreement appears imminent as UNAC/UHCP vows to maintain the strike.
- This dispute follows earlier major strikes at Kaiser in recent years, affecting more than 9 million patients and involving newly unionized Northern California certified nurse midwives.
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Week 4: Kaiser says 40% of striking workers are back at work
As the Kaiser labor strike enters its fourth week, the healthcare giant is estimating that 40% of its 31,000 union registered nurses and workers have begun returning to work. On Monday, Feb. 16, the Oakland-based company said about 12,400 striking employees were back at work in California and Hawaii, with as many as 58% of staff returning to work in some locations. “Those are Kaiser’s numbers and that’s Kaiser’s narrative,” said Anjetta Thackera…
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Kaiser strike hits fourth week as 31,000 workers demand higher pay and better staffing
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. More than 31,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers remained on strike Monday as the open-ended walkout entered its fourth week, disrupting patient appointments, surgeries and treatments across California and Hawaii. Bargaining teams for Kaiser and workers resumed negotiations after weeks of stalemate, but no agreement appears imminent. This is the latest of a n…
Thousands of Kaiser Permanente Nurses Remain on Strike
Kaiser Permanente nurses and health care workers will remain on picket lines Monday in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas as their open-ended strike alleging unfair labor practices amid prolonged contract talks enters it’s fourth week. The roughly 31,000 members of the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals vowed to stay on strike until a fair contract agreement is reached. UNAC/UHCP members include regi…
Kaiser patients share their experiences as strike enters fourth week
Kaiser Permanente nurses are headed into the fourth week of their open-ended strike, with pharmacy and lab technicians ratcheting up the pressure last week by forcing the health care giant to temporarily close pharmacies frequented by thousands of patients. While technicians returned to work, the main strike, declared on Jan. 26, continues. While most health care strikes, especially those involving front-line workers such as nurses, tend to cont…
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