The Biden administration helped broker a deal between more than 85,000 health workers and Kaiser Permanente.
Tens of thousands of health workers reached a tentative deal with Kaiser Permanente to raise wages and beef up staffing amid a workforce shortage.President Joe Biden praised the deal and the health workers:"I always say that collective bargaining works," Biden said.
"Health care workers and support staff kept our hospitals – and our nation– going during the dark months of the pandemic," Biden said in a statement Friday."They had our backs during one of our nation's toughest times. We must continue to have theirs.""I always say that collective bargaining works," Biden said."It works for UPS drivers and dock workers, writers, and millions of American workers who exercise their right to participate in a union.
Tens of thousands of health workers walked out of Kaiser hospitals and facilities last week to protest short staffing and demand better pay. The strike lasted three days in California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington state. The walkout was said to be the largest health-care worker strike in U.S. history.
The union coalition and Kaiser executives met for bargaining sessions this week. The sides reached a tentative labor contract to avoid further strikes after the intervention of acting Labor Secretary Julie Su.The agreement includes a 21% pay hike over four years, a minimum wage of $25 in California and $23 in other states, protections against outsourcing, and numerous investments to address short staffing.
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