US health caucuses and unions reach an agreement to end the strike

Los Angeles (AFP) – Health group Kaiser Permanente and a union representing thousands of its workers announced a tentative agreement Friday to end what is considered the largest such sector strike in U.S. history.

First Amendment: 10/14/2023 – 11:21Last update: 10/14/2023 – 11:19

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Health care group Kaiser Permanente employees and union representatives picket in Los Angeles on October 5, 2023. © Frederick J. Brown/AFP/Files

“We are excited to reach this tentative agreement with the country’s frontline healthcare workers [sindicato] @UnionCoalition this morning,” the company said on social media on Friday.

More than 75,000 members of the Kaiser Permanente SEIU-UHW union coalition and other unions went on strike last week in a three-day walkout that affected the company’s operations in California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington.

The employees claimed that they were overworked and underpaid, and that their salaries did not keep pace with the rising cost of living.

“Frontline health care workers in the Kaiser Permanente union coalition are excited to reach a tentative agreement with Kaiser Permanente,” SEIU-UHW wrote on social media with the caption “VICTORIA.”