Labor negotiations remain stalled over pay, outsourcing and staffing problems, which could lead to the biggest health care strike in U.S. history.
Kaiser to hire at least 10,000 employees by the end of 2023, and they chafed at a company proposal offering annual pay increases between 2 and 4 percent, saying they don’t match the rising cost of living.Outsourcing is also a sticking point. Under an earlier labor agreement the company was limited in its ability to outsource work to subcontractors. The company has refused to extend that language, the union coalition said.
“Given the progress being made in national bargaining, there is no reason to strike,” reads an unsigned statement posted on Kaiser’s website Thursday. “We will ask our employees to reject any call to walk away from their jobs, their patients, and their colleagues.”
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