"The union representing 31,000 Kaiser workers statewide - including about 2,000 rehab therapists, physician assistants, nurse anesthetists and others in Northern California - is seeking a new contract with better pay and working conditions. Workers walked off the job in October for a five-day strike, after their contract expired. Talks between United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals and the Oakland-based health care giant have broken down amid sharply different accounts of why negotiations stalled."
"Kaiser did pause the talks, Elissa Harrington, a spokesperson for Kaiser in the East Bay, confirmed in an email. She said the decision came after an unnamed labor leader went outside formal bargaining channels and threatened to release what Kaiser described as damaging information about the company if an agreement was not reached. Harrington said the union "has refused to share the information it claims to have." "That claim is incorrect, and Kaiser is aware it's incorrect," Thackeray said in an email. "There was no blackmail or threat. We'd rather stay focused on what matters: getting to a contract that invests properly in patient care.""
The union representing 31,000 Kaiser workers statewide, including about 2,000 clinicians in Northern California, is seeking a new contract with better pay and working conditions. Workers staged a five-day strike in October after their prior contract expired. Negotiations between United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals and Kaiser have broken down amid sharply different accounts of the pause. Kaiser said it paused talks after alleging a labor leader threatened to release damaging information and that the union refused to share it. The union denied any blackmail or threat and emphasized focusing on securing a contract that invests in patient care. Kaiser believes another strike may be planned.
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