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Kaiser Permanente, Unions Reach Deal on New Contracts

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The union representing 75000 nurses and pharmacists and other workers in California reached a settlement after a 3 day strike. Julie Shu, acting Labor secretary participated in the negotiations. Kaiser Permanente has 40 hospitals, medical offices and 213,000 employees other than doctors, serving 12.7 million people on the West Coast of the US. A sticking point was outsourcing. It is the largest strike of healthcare workers in the US for wages and benefits.



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