LOADING ERROR LOADINGOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Unions representing 75,000 health care workers have reached a tentative agreement with industry giant Kaiser Permanente following a strike over wages and staffing levels, the parties announced Friday. “The frontline healthcare workers of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions are excited to have reached a tentative agreement with Kaiser Permanente as of this morning,” the coalition posted Friday morning. “We are thankful for the instrumental support of Acting US Labor Secretary Julie Su.”Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers rally outside Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. AdvertisementTheir goal was to bring the problems to the public’s consciousness for support, according to the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions. “No health care worker wants to go on strike,” Caroline Lucas, the coalition’s executive director, said Thursday.

Source: Huffington Post October 14, 2023 12:27 UTC