SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Kaiser Permanente and the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) have reached a tentative agreement, ending a six month strike in Southern California.
Nearly a year after negotiations began between Kaiser Permanente and the union representing thousands of mental health workers in Southern California, the health care company and union announced the agreement was reached on Sunday.
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A tentative agreement has been made on a new contract covering 2,400 mental health and addiction medicine employees from Bakersfield to San Diego, ending the open-ended strike that began on October 21, 2024 .
Union members were picketing into the new year as negotiations continued…