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3mo ago

Kaiser Permanente Nurses End Monthlong Strike, Return to Work as Talks Continue

Weekend bargaining progress prompted an unconditional return-to-work notice from the union.

Union leaders announced a strike that closed down many Kaiser Permanente pharmacies including one on Ventura's Hill Street is ending.
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Members of the United Nurses Associations of California and Union of Healthcare Professionals strike outside Kaiser Permanente on Broadway in Oakland on Jan. 28. After four weeks on picket lines, more than 31,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses and health care professionals will return to work Tuesday.
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Overview

  • Approximately 31,000 nurses and clinicians in California and Hawaii ended a four-week walkout the union called the largest open-ended nurses strike in U.S. history.
  • Picketing stopped Monday, and workers were instructed to resume shifts at 7 a.m. Tuesday while return-to-work terms are finalized.
  • No contract has been announced; the union has sought roughly 25% raises over four years, and Kaiser’s national offer has been 21.5%.
  • Kaiser said the union accepted its 21.5% across-the-board wage increase, a claim the union has not detailed as negotiations proceed.
  • Care remained available but some surgeries, specialty appointments and pharmacies were disrupted, and other Kaiser-represented groups—including Bay Area mental health clinicians—have authorized or planned separate actions.