Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy, Lab Workers in Southern California to Join Ongoing Labor Strike
More than 3,000 pharmacy and lab workers joined 31,000 nurses striking over wages, staffing, and unfair labor practices, with demands including a 63% pay hike, union leaders said.
- Over 30,000 nurses and healthcare professionals went on strike last month, pushing for higher wages and increased staffing.
- Pharmacy and lab employees who are trying to get a new contract of their own have joined the ongoing strike against Kaiser Permanente in Southern California.
- Kaiser Permanente says the union's demands for wage increases would make healthcare less affordable for members and raise annual payroll by $3 billion, which is $1 billion more than their proposal.
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As the strike at Kaiser Permanente expands to include thousands more workers in its third week, union representatives for 34,000 employees and the healthcare giant remain far apart on the issues, leaving patients in a lurch. Michael Nestor, a retired emergency room doctor with Kaiser, is upset with the company’s entire medical system. The 74-year-old Huntington Beach resident suffers from two medical conditions he characterizes as life-threateni…
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