Kaiser Permanente Reaches Tentative Deal with Health Care Worker Unions, Resolving Recent Strike

Kaiser Permanente has reached a tentative agreement with health care worker unions, representing 85,000 workers, following a recent strike over wages and staffing levels. The deal includes setting minimum hourly wages at $25 in California and $23 in other states, along with a 21% wage increase over four years. The agreement also addresses subcontracting, outsourcing, and investing in the current workforce. The ratification process is set to begin next week. President Joe Biden applauded the deal, emphasizing the importance of supporting health care workers. California Governor Gavin Newsom also signed a law raising the minimum wage for health care workers to $25 per hour over the next decade.