{"id":149070,"date":"2026-01-25T16:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T16:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/149070\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T16:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T16:30:09","slug":"health-care-professionals-at-kaiser-permanente-expected-to-strike-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/149070\/","title":{"rendered":"Health care professionals at Kaiser Permanente expected to strike Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"People<\/a>Kaiser Permanente health care workers hold signs and chant slogans while on strike in front of the Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center on Oct. 14, 2025, in San Diego. (File photo by Gregory Bull\/Associated Press)<\/p>\n

Kaiser Permanente\u2019s nurses and health care professionals are expected to be part of a 31,000-person unfair labor practices strike at facilities in California and Hawaii starting Monday.<\/p>\n

Members of the United Nurses Associations of California\/Union of Health Care Professionals<\/a> and promise to stay out until a fair contract agreement is reached. The strike was set to begin at 7 a.m. Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not going on strike to make noise,\u201d said Charmaine S. Morales, RN, President of UNAC\/UHCP. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re striking because Kaiser has committed serious unfair labor practices and because Kaiser refuses to bargain in good faith over staffing that protects patients, workload standards that stop moral injury, and the respect and dignity that Kaiser caregivers have been denied for far too long.<\/p>\n

\u201cStriking is the lawful power of working people, and we are prepared to use it on behalf of our profession and patients,\u201d Morales said.<\/p>\n

Workers on the picket lines say thy will focus on a growing crisis caused by Kaiser\u2019s failure to invest in safe staffing levels, timely access to quality care, and fair wages for frontline caregivers.<\/p>\n

The union filed<\/a> an unfair labor practice charge against Kaiser with the National Labor Relations Board<\/a> alleging the company walked away from the bargaining table in December and has attempted to bypass the agreed-upon national bargaining process. The union had been bargaining with Kaiser since last May.<\/p>\n

Picket lines will also go up at Kaiser hospitals and clinics in Northern California, Central California, and Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties, as well as in Hawaii.<\/p>\n

The pickets in San Diego County will be held at:<\/p>\n

\u2014\u00a0\u00a0San Marcos Medical Center, 360 Rush Drive, San Marcos;<\/p>\n

\u2014 San Diego Medical Center, 9455 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego;<\/p>\n

\u2014 Zion Medical Center, 4647 Zion Ave., San Diego.<\/p>\n

A statement released by Kaiser Permanente said it has plans to ensure members and patients receive safe, high-quality care.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur focus remains on reaching agreements that recognize the vital contributions of our employees while ensuring excellent, affordable care. We have proposed 21.5% wage increases \u2014 our strongest national bargaining offer ever \u2014 and we are prepared to close agreements at local tables now. Employees deserve their raises, and patients deserve our full attention, not prolonged disputes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kaiser has also posted strike guidance for its members on its websites.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf a strike does happen, our hospitals and medical offices will stay open.\u201d it states. \u201cSome pharmacies would close. We have robust plans in place to ensure continued care.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe may need to reschedule some nonurgent appointments and elective surgeries. If you have an appointment scheduled on a possible strike date, please don\u2019t cancel or reschedule. We\u2019ll contact you if we have to reschedule your appointment. \u201c<\/p>\n

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