"Returning members to their patients and their livelihoods is the clearest path to securing a final agreement and building on the progress achieved during the strike. We're continuing to meet and negotiate with each local union over the remaining open issues. This has been a difficult journey for everyone. But with recent progress, we believe we can reach agreements soon."
"This fight was never just about wages. This was a fight over what kind of health care organization Kaiser Permanente intends to be - and whether its health care professionals would be empowered to hold it accountable."
"The wage agreement is part of a broader package that includes real gains on safe staffing, recruitment and retention. We realize there is also work to do, together, to rebuild our labor/management partnership and restore the trust that helped us achieve so much together."
Over 30,000 nurses and healthcare workers represented by UNAC/UHCP and Alliance of Health Care Unions ended a four-week strike at Kaiser Permanente facilities in California and Hawaii on February 24, marking the largest open-ended nurse strike in U.S. history. The tentative agreement includes a 21.5% wage increase over four years and broader gains on safe staffing, recruitment, and retention. Kaiser has reached settlements with all but eight of the 53 local bargaining units, with negotiations continuing on remaining issues. Both parties acknowledged the difficult process and expressed commitment to rebuilding their labor-management partnership and restoring trust.
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