Overview

• The planned five-day walkout would span more than two dozen facilities in California and Hawaii, with allied unions joining picket lines in California, Hawaii and Oregon.
• UNAC/UHCP estimates about 31,000 members will participate, part of a broader Alliance representing 62,000 Kaiser employees nationwide.
• Kaiser confirms receiving formal strike notices from several unions, including UNAC/UHCP, USW Local 7600, HNHP units, OFNHP and the Oregon Nurses Association, and says not all workers are eligible to strike.
• Unions cite staffing shortages, higher wages and benefits, and patient safety as core demands after contracts for tens of thousands expired on Sept. 30 or Oct. 1.
• Kaiser says its proposal would raise wages 21.5% over four years and improve benefits, and both sides are bargaining Oct. 6–10 as the strike date approaches.