Kaiser Permanente union coalition warns of potential second strike
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A coalition of unions representing more than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente employees is threatening to go on strike again, after carrying out what the labor groups said was the largest strike of health care workers in U.S. history against the hospital network last week.
The union coalition announced late Monday it has put Kaiser on notice that a follow-up strike will occur from Nov. 1 to Nov. 8 if sufficient progress is not made in contract negotiations by the end of October, saying «outsourcing, in particular, has emerged as a major sticking point.»
A spokesperson for the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions said the strike could include an additional 3,000 health care workers, bringing the total to 78,000.
Striking Kaiser Permanente workers hold signs as they march in front of the Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center on October 04, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images / Getty Images)
Last week's strike lasted from Wednesday through Friday, and impacted hundreds of Kaiser hospitals in several states, with picket lines in California, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. The union coalition said if the second strike occurs, it would be «similar to the first,» involving medical facilities in each of those states except Maryland.
The Kaiser employees represented by the union coalition remain without new contracts, which expired Sept. 30.
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