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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(MedPage Today) -- An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other frontline Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers went on strike Tuesday to demand better wages and staffing from the California-based healthcare giant. Organizers say the 5-day strike...
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