Health care workers have ratified a new contract with Kaiser Permanente that union leaders say will bolster patient safety, make investments in the workforce,…
The contract will be in effect until Sept. 30, 2027, at hundreds of Kaiser facilities, including those in Southern California and throughout the state.Health care workers have ratified a new contract with Kaiser Permanente that union leaders say will bolster patient safety, make investments in the workforce, and set a higher standard for the health care industry nationwide, it was announced Thursday.
More than 85,000 Kaiser Permanente workers agreed to ratify a four-year contract with a 98.5% margin. The contract will be in effect until Sept. 30, 2027, at hundreds of Kaiser facilities, including those in Southern California and throughout the state. The new contract comes after Kaiser workers walked off their jobs for a three-day strike in October. A tentative agreement was reached on Oct. 13 following meetings with acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su, Kaiser and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions.
"This is more than a contract -- it signals a new day for frontline healthcare workers and for patient safety across Kaiser facilities,'' Angelica Mateo, a licensed vocational nurse at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center Clinics, said in a statement released Thursday. “When health care workers stand shoulder-to-shoulder to fight for our patients and our jobs, we can win.
• A one-year accelerated hiring process that decreases internal delays to external hiring and invests in internal talent to meet staffing needs. This includes the elimination of duplicative testing requirements and reducing experience barriers for incumbent employees.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.
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