Striking unionized healthcare workers reach tentative deal with Kaiser Permanente
Gabrielle M. Etzel
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Kaiser Permanente struck a tentative deal with the coalition of unions representing over 75,000 employees, staving off the continuation of the largest healthcare strike in history.
The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions launched a three-day walkout of essential healthcare workers in five states and Washington last week after contract negotiations failed at the end of September. The coalition threatened an eight-day strike in November if a new agreement could not be reached by Oct. 31.
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One of the coalition’s California-based unions posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday morning that a tentative agreement had been reached and more information would follow. Californian Kaiser Permanente employees have warned about dangerous working conditions within the healthcare network due to chronic staffing shortages and incommensurate compensation.
The union also thanked acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, calling her support “instrumental” in striking the deal.
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Kaiser Permanente is among the largest not-for-profit healthcare providers in the United States. The network is based on a membership fee system rather than a fee-for-service model. Kaiser Permanente has nearly 13 million members and runs 39 hospitals, as well as 622 medical offices, according to the organization’s website.
This is a developing story.