Kaiser Permanente Workers Win 21% Raise Over 4 Years

Kaiser Permanente and a coalition of unions reached a tentative deal Friday morning, ending the largest healthcare labor dispute in U.S. history. The new contract aims to address staffing shortages with raises that will amount to 21% in wage increases over the next four years, to help retain current workers. The deal comes after tens of thousands of nurses, ER technicians, and pharmacists participated in a three-day strike Oct. 4-6. Striking workers argued an under-staffing crisis was hurting patients.