Kaiser Permanente

About 250 health care workers at Kaiser Permanente in Hawaiʻi have begun an unfair labor practice strike over contract negotiations. Kaiser confirmed Monday that both sides have agreed to resume discussions.

The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) sent Kaiser its 10-day strike notice stating that a strike may start on Monday.

The official strike notice, sent last week by Unite Here! Local 5 and Hawaii Nurses and Healthcare Professionals, said that workers in the continental U.S. make up to 30% more than workers in Hawaiʻi, adding that unsafe staffing ratios put patients’ health at risk.

Unite Here! Local 5 and Hawaii Nurse and Healthcare Professionals (HNHP), which represent the workers, delivered their official 10-day strike notice. It is scheduled to start Oct. 14 at 6:30 a.m. and continue through Oct. 19.

A strike can take place after Wednesday, when the workers' contracts end. The union members are demanding improved staffing and better wages.

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