Some reports had the number of striking workers up to 85,000 in a possible historic multi-state strike to demand better compensation.
Health care workers demanding better compensation have issued a 10-day strike notice to Kaiser Permanente executives after a final bargaining session this week over a contract that is set to end on Sept. 30.
Stat News reported that the number of striking workers could potentially jump to around 85,000 as the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions negotiates a new national contract. If the large-scale strike is carried out it is expected to affect over 12 million people that Kaiser's nearly 40 hospitals and hundreds of medical offices serve.
Renée Saldaña, spokesperson for the largest union in the coalition, SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, said,"Kaiser executives can stop the unfair labor practice strike from happening if they return to the table and stop bargaining in bad faith."But it comes as the company, which is a non-profit, has made billions already this year. According to Kaiser, the company reported $3 billion in profits in just the first six months of this year.
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