Overview
- Kaiser urged members to complete urgent lab tests this week and warned of temporary closures and delays as about 3,000 UFCW pharmacy and lab workers plan to strike on Feb. 9.
- About 31,000 UNAC/UHCP nurses and specialty clinicians in California and Hawaii remain on open-ended strike with active picket lines at dozens of facilities.
- The union seeks roughly 25% in raises over four years and staffing protections, while Kaiser cites its 21.5% proposal and says represented employees already earn about 16% more than peers.
- UNAC/UHCP filed unfair labor practice charges alleging Kaiser left national talks, and Kaiser says it paused those talks over a threatening incident; a bargaining meeting is set for Tuesday.
- Kaiser says hospitals and clinics remain open under contingency staffing, with some appointments shifted to virtual care, elective procedures rescheduled, and certain pharmacies and Target clinic sites temporarily closed.