After nearly 2,400 mental health workers from Kaiser Permanente began their strike in October 2024, the union representing the workers, the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) and the hospital have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, according to a joint press release shared by Kaiser Permanente and NUHW.
The tentative agreement will now be reviewed and voted on by NUHW members and is poised to be ratified by May 8th. The agreement, if ratified, will go into effect immediately, according to the two entities.
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WATCH HEREThe strike began back in October 2024 when the union's contract with Kaiser expired Sept. 30.
It included almost 2,400 mental health and addiction medicine employees in Southern California, who according to the National Union of Healthcare Workers "provide behavioral health care for Kaiser's 4.8 million members in hospitals, clinics and medical offices [and] homecare settings from San Diego to Bakersfield."
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SIGN UP In their statement, Kaiser Permanente and NUHW said that more details of the agreement will be shared upon the contract's ratification.
This story will be updated as more details of the tentative agreement emerge.
