Kaiser Permanente is preparing for a second open-ended strike on Monday, this one announced by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) local unions, which represent pharmacy employees and clinical lab scientists at Kaiser facilities across Southern California.
The unions plan to begin the strike at 7am. on Feb. 9, following more than eight months of bargaining. UFCW Southern California Locals represent over 4,000 Kaiser Permanente frontline healthcare employees who work as pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians, clinical lab scientists, medical lab technicians, and clinical and administrative healthcare workers at numerous Kaiser locations throughout Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura, and Kern counties.
The ULP strike set to begin on Monday protests Kaiser’s alleged labor violations throughout negotiations…