US EditionPlanned 5-Day Strike at Kaiser Permanente Health Care Facilities Ends, with Plans for Further Talks
- On Sunday, 31,000 Kaiser Permanente registered nurses and health care professionals ended a five-day strike, returning to work at 7 a.m. across California and Hawaii.
- Pay and staffing disputes prompted the walkout, with UNAC/UHCP demanding a 25% wage increase over four years, while Kaiser claimed employees earn more than 16% above industry peers.
- More than 500 facilities were affected, and Kaiser Permanente maintained operations with physicians, managers and nearly 6,000 contracted nurses across 600 medical offices and 40 hospitals.
- Kaiser and union officials will meet Wednesday and Thursday, with plans to resume bargaining this week, focusing on economic issues, as announced on Oct. 17.
- The Joint Commission's new standards reframe staffing as patient safety, organizers said bargaining will continue in the coming weeks and caregivers’ position has strengthened.
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Kaiser Permanente Healthcare Workers End Five-Day Strike
A five-day strike organized by tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente nurses and other frontline medical staff in California, Hawaii and Oregon has ended. No agreement has reportedly been reached, but the union representing the healthcare workers said there’s “new momentum” to begin negotiations. The union is requesting a salary increase of 25% over four years.
Kaiser Permanente strike ended and employees return to work
More than 30,000 unionized Kaiser Permanente employees were expected to return to work today after a five-day strike in California , Oregon and Hawaii by registered nurses and other health professionals ended Sunday, with Kaiser and union officials agreeing to resume bargaining this week. Kaiser said its facilities were resuming normal operations. “We are deeply grateful to our front-line care...
Kaiser strike ends, Kapiolani worker strike continues
HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Thousands of healthcare workers are taking a stand for better pay, safer staffing, and improved working conditions — as one major hospital strike ends and another begins in Hawaiʻi. More than 30,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses and healthcare professionals from California and Hawaiʻi wrapped up a five-day strike this week, calling it a major step forward in the fight for patient safety. Kapiolani Medical Center staff walk of…
Nurses and unionized health professionals returned this Sunday to work in Kaiser Permanente; negotiations resume this Wednesday
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