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Posted 9/14/2023, 10:14:20 PM

Kaiser healthcare workers vote to authorize historic strike over understaffing and contract disputes

Tens of thousands of Kaiser healthcare workers have voted to authorize a strike if no agreement is reached by end of September.
The possible strike could be the biggest healthcare worker strike in U.S. history, involving 60,000 workers in California.
Workers include nursing assistants, housekeepers, phlebotomists and medical assistants.
Unions say understaffing leads to long wait times for patients and Kaiser has not bargained in good faith.
Kaiser says it is confident it will reach an agreement soon and disputes claims about its proposals.

latimes.com

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Topics

Posted 9/14/2023, 10:14:20 PM

Kaiser healthcare workers vote to authorize historic strike over understaffing and contract disputes

Tens of thousands of Kaiser healthcare workers have voted to authorize a strike if no agreement is reached by end of September.
The possible strike could be the biggest healthcare worker strike in U.S. history, involving 60,000 workers in California.
Workers include nursing assistants, housekeepers, phlebotomists and medical assistants.
Unions say understaffing leads to long wait times for patients and Kaiser has not bargained in good faith.
Kaiser says it is confident it will reach an agreement soon and disputes claims about its proposals.

latimes.com

Relevant topic timeline:

8/25/2023

UAW workers overwhelmingly vote to authorize strikes at GM, Ford, Stellantis

9/1/2023

LAX food workers vote to authorize strike ahead of Labor Day weekend, pressuring tourism industry

9/14/2023

Kaiser Permanente workers overwhelmingly authorize strike, threatening largest healthcare walkout in U.S. history

Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers have authorized a strike to begin at the end of this month if negotiations fail, potentially making it the largest healthcare strike in US history.

9/22/2023

Kaiser Permanente faces potential October strike by 75,000 workers over staffing and working conditions

Thousands of healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente threaten to strike if a staffing crisis is not resolved, which could disrupt healthcare services for over 13 million patients.

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Major Kaiser Healthcare Strike Threatened for Early November as Unions Demand Staffing Increases