Key takeaways:
- Kaiser Permanente employees including nurses, lab technicians, pharmacists and others staged a three-day walkout in multiple states.
- The strike was a result of the failure of the company and labor negotiators to come to an agreement on staffing levels.
- Kaiser Permanente and the unions reached a tentative deal, likely averting a repeat of the strike. The details of the agreement have not been released, but the tentative deal is a victory for the unions and the workers they represent.
Last week, Kaiser Permanente employees including nurses, lab technicians, pharmacists and others staged a three-day walkout in California, Colorado, Oregon, Virginia, Washington and the nation’s capital. The strike was the largest walkout by healthcare workers in U.S. history.
The strike was a result of the failure of the company and labor negotiators to come to an agreement on staffing levels. After the walkout, the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions threatened another strike.
However, on Friday morning, Kaiser Permanente and the unions reached a tentative deal, likely averting a repeat of the strike. The unions representing more than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers announced the tentative contract agreement.
The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions expressed their excitement in a Facebook statement, saying, “The frontline healthcare workers of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions are excited to have reached a tentative agreement with Kaiser Permanente as of this morning.” They also thanked Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su for her instrumental support.
The details of the agreement have not been released, but the tentative deal is a victory for the unions and the workers they represent. It is expected that the agreement will be finalized in the coming weeks.
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