LOS ANGELES (CNS) – More than 3,000 pharmacy and lab employees Thursday will end their three-day targeted unfair labor practice strike against Kaiser Permanente facilities across Southern California and Bakersfield.
“Our strength and solidarity this week proved we are prepared to escalate again if Kaiser refuses to respect workers,” the United Food and Commercial Workers, which represents the striking workers, said in a statement.
The UFCW members walked off the job at 7 a.m. Monday to protest what they call “Kaiser’s labor violations throughout negotiations that have prevented frontline health care workers from getting the fair contract they deserve.” They are set to return to work at 5 a.m…