Talks between Kaiser and a labor union representing health care workers ground to a halt late last week, raising concerns about another strike at California’s largest health care provider.
The union representing 31,000 Kaiser workers statewide — including about 2,000 rehab therapists, physician assistants, nurse anesthetists and others in Northern California — is seeking a new contract with better pay and working conditions. Workers walked off the job in October for a five-day strike, after their contract expired.
Talks between United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals and the Oakland-based health care giant have broken down amid sharply different accounts of why negotiations stalled…