Overview
- UNAC/UHCP delivered a 10-day notice for a strike involving about 31,000 nurses and health professionals at more than two dozen facilities in California and Hawaii, which the union says would be its largest action against Kaiser.
- Nearly 4,000 Kaiser workers represented by the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals plan a strike starting Oct. 14 for up to five days at Sunnyside and Westside medical centers and clinics across Oregon and southwest Washington.
- Hawaiʻi unions UNITE HERE Local 5 and Hawaiʻi Nurses and Healthcare Professionals announced a five-day strike from Oct. 14 at 6:30 a.m. to Oct. 19 at 7 a.m., saying over 2,000 employees will participate.
- Union demands center on wage increases, safe staffing and retention, with Hawaiʻi workers pointing to pay that they say trails mainland counterparts by as much as 30 percent.
- Contracts for tens of thousands of Kaiser workers expired Sept. 30 or Oct. 1 and nearly all affected locals issued 10-day notices, while Kaiser cites collaborative bargaining, competitive pay and high retention in its public statements.