SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — If union bargaining efforts fail on Tuesday with out reaching a decision, hundreds of Kaiser Permanente employees can be on the picket strains Wednesday at 15 hospitals throughout the San Francisco Bay Space.
In line with the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, the strike is anticipated to final for 3 days, and can be “the biggest healthcare employee strike in U.S. historical past.”
Greater than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente employees in a number of states are poised to go on strike to protest “unfair labor practices and unsafe staffing ranges,” in accordance with the union.
If the strike goes ahead on Wednesday, Kaiser Permanente Northern California mentioned it has contingency plans to maintain its hospitals and medical places of work working.
A Kaiser Permanente Northern California spokesperson informed KRON4, “Within the case {that a} strike does start on Oct. 4, we’ve contingency plans in place to make sure members proceed to obtain secure, high-quality care at some point of the strike. Our hospitals and emergency departments will stay open. Kaiser Permanente members can get updates on appointments, pharmacy steering and the place to get care on kp.org.”
Listed below are Bay Space places the place picket strains and protests are slated to start at 6 a.m. Wednesday:
- ANTIOCH: Kaiser Permanente Antioch Medical Middle, 4501 Sand Creek Rd, Antioch
- FREMONT: Kaiser Permanente Fremont Medical Middle, 39400 Paseo Padre Pkwy, Fremont
- OAKLAND: Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Middle, 3600 Broadway, Oakland
- REDWOOD CITY: Kaiser Permanente Redwood Metropolis Medical Middle, 1150 Veterans Blvd, Redwood Metropolis
- RICHMOND: Kaiser Permanente Richmond Medical Middle, 901 Nevin Ave., Richmond
- ROSEVILLE: Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Middle, 1600 Eureka Rd, Roseville
- SAN FRANCISCO: Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Middle, 2425 Geary Blvd, San Francisco
- SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO: Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Middle, 1200 El Camino Actual, S. San Francisco
- SAN JOSE: Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Middle, 250 Hospital Parkway, San Jose
- SAN LEANDRO: Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Middle, 2500 Merced St, San Leandro
- SANTA CLARA: Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Middle, 710 Lawrence Expressway, Santa Clara
- SANTA ROSA: Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Middle, 401 Bicentennial Approach, Santa Rosa
- VACAVILLE: Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Middle, 1 High quality Dr, Vacaville
- VALLEJO: Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Middle, 975 Sereno Drive, Vallejo
- WALNUT CREEK: Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Medical Middle, 1425 S Most important St, Walnut Creek
Kaiser Permanente and members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions bargained by way of the weekend, however had been unable to agree on some points. “We stay optimistic that we are going to attain an settlement and keep away from an pointless strike,” Kaiser’s spokesperson wrote.
