The largest health care strike in US history is now in its third, and final, day.
The temporary work stoppage will end at 6 am Pacific Time on Saturday morning, concluding a massive labor effort involving more than 75,000 health care workers and spanning four states. Picketers across California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington who are represented by a coalition of unions walked off the job Wednesday. They are seeking higher wages and solutions to a short-staffing crisis, exacerbated by the pandemic, that has left workers feeling overburdened and run down.
5% increase in the first two years of the contract, and a 5.75% increase in the final two years. Kaiser has also not agreed to the union’s demand to raise minimum pay to $24 per hour for all unionized employees in 2024. A spokesperson for Kaiser said the coalition and management have reached tentative agreements on some other issues involving remote workers and tracking staffing vacancies.
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