Overview
- UNAC/UHCP delivered a 10-day notice for a 10-day walkout beginning Jan. 26, with pickets planned at nearly 20 hospitals and more than 200 clinics.
- About 31,000 frontline workers are covered, including registered nurses, pharmacists, nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners and other specialists.
- The union cites safe staffing, timely access to care, fair pay and pension protections as priorities, while Kaiser disputes understaffing claims.
- Kaiser says workers rejected an offer totaling 21.5% in wage increases over four years that included benefit enhancements.
- During October’s five-day strike, Kaiser used flown-in temporary staff reportedly paid $78–$130 an hour, and the union separately announced a tentative agreement with Sharp HealthCare covering 5,700 nurses.