In just a few hours, Kaiser Permanente's unionized workers are expected to walk off the job unless a last minute deal can be reached.
's unionized workers are expected to walk off the job in Colorado and around the country unless a last minute deal can be reached on a new contract for union workers with the healthcare giant. and a contract specialist for Kaiser Permanente, said going on strike is a drastic step for union workers, one they'd hoped to avoid.
Nationwide, around 75,000 Kaiser Permanente union workers are planning to pick up picket signs Wednesday morning. Kaiser Permanente workers ready to strike Wednesday. It would be the largest healthcare strike in history."We would not come and ask Kaiser Permanente to give us better staffing, increased staffing if you were already at market value – it would be attractive. I worked for this company for 26 years and we are in the worst state of staffing that I've ever seen in the duration I've been a Kaiser Permanente employee," Johnson-Gibson said.
Kaiser has said all along that while they continue to bargain with the unions, they take any threat to disrupt care seriously and have put plans in place to ensure care can continue during a strike. Medical offices and urgent care departments will remain open and staffed during a strike, according to Kaiser.
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