Kaiser Permanente workers in California vote to approve strike

The employees have been working under an expired national contract since September


A group of Kaiser Permanente workers in California has voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike that could draw in more than 80,000 employees across the U.S., according to an article on the L.A. Times website.

The workers represented by the coalition include licensed vocational nurses; technicians who work in radiology, X-rays, pharmaceuticals and other fields; and employees involved with food services and environmental services such as laundry service and room cleaning.

The employees have been working under an expired national contract since September, though their local contracts are still current.

The vote does not mean a strike will take place; rather, it gives union leaders the ability to call one.

Read the article.

 



August 20, 2019


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