Overview
- More than 3,000 UFCW-represented pharmacy assistants, technicians, and clinical lab scientists ended a three-day strike and returned to work Thursday across Southern California.
- About 31,000 UNAC/UHCP nurses and clinicians remain on an open-ended strike that began Jan. 26 in California and Hawaii.
- Kaiser says hospitals and medical offices remain open, though some pharmacies and labs previously closed or reduced hours and service delays may persist.
- There are no new national bargaining dates scheduled as unions press for roughly $3 billion in wage and staffing investments and about a 25% raise over four years.
- Kaiser rejects the unions’ characterizations and points to pay offers it says total roughly 21.5% to about 30% over four years, while UFCW leaders say they stand ready to escalate if talks do not progress.