{"id":2033023,"date":"2023-09-15T10:16:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T14:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-60000-kaiser-permanente-workers-vote-to-authorize-strikes-if-labor-deal-not-reached\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T10:18:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T14:18:45","slug":"more-than-60000-kaiser-permanente-workers-vote-to-authorize-strikes-if-labor-deal-not-reached","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-60000-kaiser-permanente-workers-vote-to-authorize-strikes-if-labor-deal-not-reached\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 60,000 Kaiser Permanente workers vote for strikes if no labor deal reached."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmore-than-60000-kaiser-permanente-workers-vote-to-authorize-strikes-if-labor-deal-not-reached%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2033023&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Healthcare Workers Vote \u2064to Authorize Strike Against Kaiser \u2062Permanente<\/h2>\n<p>Over\u200c 60,000 \u200bhealthcare \u200bworkers in California,\u200b Oregon, and Washington have voted to authorize a \u2064strike against Kaiser Permanente if\u200d a labor agreement is not reached by the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p>The Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, representing tens of thousands \u200dof healthcare workers, \u200dannounced\u2063 that\u200b 98 percent of its members in\u2063 California voted \u2063in favor of striking if a\u2063 new contract cannot be reached.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, 98 percent of Kaiser Permanente workers in Oregon and \u2062Washington \u2063also voted\u2064 to \u200cstrike if no agreement is reached by Sept. 30.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/de-transitioned-teen-girl-sues-kaiser-permanente-over-gender-transition-gone-wrong-5135780\">Detransitioned Teen Girl Sues Kaiser Permanente Over Gender Transition Gone \u200dWrong<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">3\/21\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/de-transitioned-teen-girl-sues-kaiser-permanente-over-gender-transition-gone-wrong-5135780\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/kaiser-permanente-sued-for-wrongful-death-after-california-husbands-remdesivir-treatment-fails-4788699\">Kaiser Permanente Sued for Wrongful Death After California Husband\u2019s Remdesivir Treatment Fails<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/12\/2022<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/kaiser-permanente-sued-for-wrongful-death-after-california-husbands-remdesivir-treatment-fails-4788699\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Last week,\u2064 Kaiser Permanente workers in Colorado \u200cvoted \u200bto authorize a strike, joining the \u200bgrowing movement.<\/p>\n<p>Other\u2062 coalition unions are still awaiting the \u2063results of their\u2063 strike \u2062authorization votes.<\/p>\n<p>The union has accused Kaiser of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/labor-board-rebukes-union-for-threatening-worker\/\" title=\"Labor Board Rebukes Union for Threatening Worker\">unfair labor practices<\/a>, unsafe\u200c staffing shortages, inadequate pay, and a failure to protect employees against subcontracting.<\/p>\n<p>Union \u200bmembers are demanding\u2063 a $25 per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/under-trump-americans-have-seen-their-best-wage-growth-in-40-years\/\" title=\"Under Trump, Americans Have Seen Their Best Wage Growth In 40 Years\">hour minimum wage<\/a> and significant annual pay increases.<\/p>\n<p>Kaiser has offered\u2063 a lower minimum wage and cumulative wage increases\u200c over the next four years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>A Kaiser\u200d Permanente \u200bhospital in Anaheim, Calif., on March 24, 2021. (John Fredricks\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>Conditions for Workers, Patients &#8216;Devastating&#8217;<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve\u200c watched as co-worker after co-worker has left Kaiser for better paying, less \u200bstressful jobs. This\u200d has been devastating for our working conditions and for our patients\u2014they wait endlessly to see us,\u200c and we are too rushed, stressed out, and exhausted to give them the care \u200cthey deserve,&#8221; union officials said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kaiser\u2019s solution? To\u2064 bargain\u2062 in\u200b bad faith\u200c and to continue to commit unfair labor \u2063practices, while at the same time raising rates on patients, proposing cuts \u200bto our PSP, \u2064and \u2062eliminating protections against subcontracting,&#8221; officials continued. We keep telling Kaiser\u2019s \u2063millionaire execs that something has to change. But they\u2019re not listening.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To deal with the staffing crisis, Kaiser must bargain in good faith and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-60000-kaiser-permanente-workers-vote-to-authorize-strikes-if-labor-deal-not-reached\/\" title=\"Over 60,000 Kaiser Permanente workers vote for strikes if no labor deal reached.\">stop \u200ccommitting unfair\u2063 labor practices<\/a>,&#8221; union officials\u200d said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>The union&#8217;s last bargaining \u2063session \u200dwith Kaiser is scheduled \u2063for Sept. 21\u201322.<\/p>\n<p>If \u200dan \u200dagreement is not reached by the end\u200b of the \u2064month, \u2062union members will go on strike.<\/p>\n<p>Healthcare workers in Oregon \u2064are required\u200c by law to \u2063give 10 days&#8217; notice\u200b prior to striking to allow for patient transfers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>Strike\u2064 Votes Are &#8216;Disappointing&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>According to the \u2062union, Kaiser Permanente \u200chas reported significant profits and executive compensation.<\/p>\n<p>If the \u2062strike\u200d occurs, it could be the largest healthcare \u2062strike in U.S. \u2063history.<\/p>\n<p>Kaiser \u2063Permanente stated\u200b that the strike authorization vote\u200b does not indicate a breakdown\u2063 in bargaining and expressed disappointment in the action.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 company is confident it \u200ccan reach an \u200bagreement with healthcare workers before the national agreement expires.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the authorization of a strike by healthcare workers impact the negotiations between the union and Kaiser Permanente?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2062 Healthcare\u2063 Workers Vote to Authorize Strike Against Kaiser Permanente<\/p>\n<p>Over 60,000 healthcare workers in California, Oregon, and Washington have voted to authorize \u2064a strike\u2062 against Kaiser Permanente if a labor agreement is not reached by the end of the month. The\u2063 Service Employees International Union-United\u2064 Healthcare Workers West, representing tens of thousands of healthcare workers, announced that 98 percent of \u2062its members in \u200dCalifornia voted in favor of striking if a new contract cannot be\u2064 reached. \u2064Similarly, 98 percent of\u200b Kaiser\u200b Permanente\u200b workers in Oregon\u200c and Washington also voted to strike if no agreement is reached by Sept. 30.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Kaiser Permanente workers in Colorado voted to authorize a strike, joining the growing movement.\u2062 Other coalition unions are \u200dstill awaiting the results of their\u200c strike authorization votes.<\/p>\n<p>The union has accused Kaiser of unfair labor practices, \u2063unsafe staffing shortages, inadequate pay, and a failure to protect employees against subcontracting. Union members are \u200cdemanding a \u200b$25 per hour minimum wage and significant annual pay increases. In response, Kaiser has offered a\u2064 lower minimum wage and \u2063cumulative wage\u200b increases over the next four years.<\/p>\n<p>The healthcare workers&#8217; decision to authorize a strike sends a strong message to Kaiser Permanente and\u200c highlights the pressing concerns and frustrations of healthcare workers. These workers, who have been \u200bon the frontlines \u200dof the COVID-19 pandemic, are advocating for \u200cfair \u2064treatment, improved working conditions, and equitable compensation.<\/p>\n<p>The demand for a\u200b $25 per hour minimum\u200d wage reflects the\u2062 recognition that healthcare workers provide invaluable services and deserve adequate compensation for their \u200defforts. Given the essential nature of their work, it \u2064is crucial \u200dfor healthcare\u2063 workers to\u200c be adequately supported and protected.<\/p>\n<p>The authorization of a strike should serve as\u2062 a wake-up call for Kaiser Permanente management. The \u2064overwhelming support from healthcare workers demonstrates the urgency and\u200c gravity of the situation. It is essential \u200bfor both parties to engage in meaningful negotiations to address the grievances and reach a fair\u2063 and satisfactory\u2062 agreement.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2064 the healthcare industry continues to face challenges and changes, it is crucial for healthcare \u2064workers to\u2064 have a voice in shaping their working conditions\u2064 and ensuring their\u2064 well-being. By standing\u200b together and advocating for their rights, healthcare workers are sending a powerful message \u200dthat their contributions are\u200d vital and should be acknowledged and rewarded.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2063 is now up to Kaiser Permanente and the healthcare workers&#8217; union to find common ground and\u200c work towards a resolution that addresses the\u200d concerns raised. The negotiations should prioritize the well-being of healthcare workers while also considering the financial \u2063sustainability of the organization.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of these negotiations has far-reaching implications not only for the healthcare\u2062 industry but also for healthcare workers across the country. It is essential for all parties involved to \u2062approach the negotiations with a commitment \u200bto finding a\u2064 fair and sustainable solution that\u2062 recognizes the value of healthcare \u200dworkers and ensures the delivery of high-quality care to patients.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, \u2063the authorization of a strike by healthcare workers against Kaiser Permanente\u200b reflects\u2062 the\u2064 growing dissatisfaction and concerns\u200d within the\u200b industry. The \u2063demands for \u2064fair \u200cwages, improved working conditions, and a voice in decision-making\u200b cannot be ignored. It is crucial for Kaiser Permanente to engage in productive negotiations with the healthcare workers&#8217; union to reach a resolution that \u200baddresses these\u200c concerns and ensures the well-being of healthcare workers and \u200cthe delivery of quality care to\u200d patients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 60,000 healthcare workers in California, Oregon, and Washington have voted to strike against Kaiser Permanente if a labor agreement is not reached by month-end. 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