Kaiser Permanente employees have overwhelmingly authorized an unfair labor practice strike that could see 46,000 employees join in for a second wave of strikes

Both the union and Kaiser said in separate statements released Sunday that contract negotiations, which went on hiatus before the strike, are expected to resume on Oct. 28 and Oct 29. The two sides continue to disagree on the main reasons that workers, including many registered nurses, walked off their jobs.

Kaiser Permanente pharmacist assistants and technicians at medical facilities in Southern California voted Wednesday, Oct. 15 to authorize a strike, citing unfair labor practices. No date has been set for a strike, which would affect some 3,000 union members and dozens of pharmacies.

Kaiser Permanente’s Mid-Atlantic region also received 4.5 stars for Medicaid plan in Maryland and Medicare from NCQA, the highest number of stars awarded to any Medicaid or Medicare plan in the country. Kaiser Permanente’s commercial plan is the only plan in Maryland, Washington, DC or Virginia to earn 5 out of 5 stars.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Kaiser Permanente pharmacy workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington state walked off the job Sunday morning. The group plans to picket from sunrise to sunset over the next three weeks. Picketers including imaging and pharmacy ...

Kaiser Permanente’s Medicare and commercial health plans in Northern California each received 5 out of 5 stars – the highest rating possible, according to the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) 2025 Health Plan Ratings. It is the 10th ...