Invest In Patient Care
We're Fighting For Our Patients
Kaiser Permanente nurses and health care professionals who are UNAC/UHCP members will strike across Southern California starting November 15 to demand the employer invest in patient care. Kaiser has $44.5 billion in reserves but has introduced proposals that overlook chronic staffing shortages and would likely make it harder to recruit — during a nationwide staffing shortage. We’re fighting to:
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Protect patient care standards
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Hasten patient access to care
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Address chronic understaffing and burnout
Everything we’ve fought for in the past 50 years is at stake.
KP continues its narrative of competitors threatening to overtake a health care giant with pop-up clinics and expanding virtual care. The reality is that the employer emerged from the pandemic with at least $44 billion in cash reserves and a healthier outlook than many health care systems.
The real threat is that a new crop of KP leaders have redefined the organization's legacy of partnership, justice, and equity.
Wages
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Across-the-board wage increases— 4% each of the next three years
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Benefits reflect the value of our exceptional care and service
Retention
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Improvements in economics and working conditions such as staffing that will attract even more dedicated RNs and health care professionals to the KP workforce
INclusion
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Robust social justice program, including recognizing the history of African Americans with a new Juneteenth holiday for KP caregivers
Patient Care
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More Ben Hudnall and education benefits
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Strong contract that enables us to provide even better patient care and service
