Planned 5-day strike at Kaiser Permanente health care facilities ends, with plans for further talks
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A planned five-day strike by thousands of registered nurses and other Kaiser Permanente health care workers in California, Hawaii, and Oregon ended on Sunday, union leaders and the health care system said.
California-based Kaiser Permanente welcomed back about 30,000 employees who participated in the strike, which began Tuesday and concluded Sunday morning. In its statement, the health care system noted that its facilities remained staffed by physicians, experienced managers, and trained staff, along with nearly 6,000 contracted nurses, clinicians, and others who worked during the strike.
Plans are in place to resume bargaining this week, with a focus on economic issues, the statement said. While unions also raised concerns about staffing and other matters, “wages are the reason for the strike and the primary issue in negotiations,” the Kaiser Permanente statement added.
The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, representing registered nurses, pharmacists, nurse midwives, and other health care professionals in California and Hawaii, said that more than 500 hospitals and clinics were impacted by the strike. The union emphasized that the strike sent a message that “patient care and safe staffing must come first.” It also announced plans to resume bargaining later this month.
Sarina Roher, president of the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, stated that Kaiser Permanente “cannot fix its staffing and access crisis without competitive wages that retain and recruit the skilled professionals our patients depend on.”
Kaiser Permanente is one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health plans, serving 12.6 million members across 600 medical offices and 40 hospitals, mostly in western U.S. states.
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