Kaiser Permanente and Union Workers Reach Tentative Deals, Significantly Changing Health Care

Union workers representing 75,000 employees at Kaiser Permanente have reached a tentative labor agreement following the largest-ever health care strike in US history. The deal comes after a three-day strike and the threat of an eight-day strike next month. Details of the agreement were not immediately available, but the union had been seeking better pay and improved staffing levels. Rank-and-file members will vote on the agreement, and if rejected, another strike could occur. The health care sector has seen increased strike activity, with unions highlighting pay and staffing shortages impacting the quality of care.