Kaiser Permanente Healthcare Workers Ratify New Four-Year Contract Following Strike, Addressing Wages and Staffing Crisis
New contract includes setting minimum hourly wages, a 21% wage increase over four years, protective measures against subcontracting, and initiatives to address staffing shortages, as approved by approximately 98.5% of the union members.
- The new four-year contract with Kaiser Permanente has been ratified by 98.5% of the 85,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, following a strike over wages and staffing.
- The agreement sets minimum hourly wages at $25 in California and $23 in other states, and includes a 21% wage increase over the contract period.
- Included in the contract are protective measures against subcontracting and outsourcing, as well as initiatives to improve workforce investment and resolve the staffing crisis.
- The strike involved 75,000 workers across several locations, with roles ranging from licensed vocational nurses, home health aides, and technicians in various departments, all asserting understaffing was hurting patient care.
- The new contract will not affect consumer rates and is effective from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2027.
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