OAKLAND, Calif. – More than 80,000 Kaiser Permanente workers in six states and the District of Columbia will begin a nationwide, seven-day unfair labor practices strike Oct. 14. The strike will be the largest since the Teamsters strike against United Parcel Service more than two decades ago.

“We believe the only way to ensure our patients get the best care is to take this step,” said Eric Jines, a radiologic technologist at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles. “Our goal is to get Kaiser to stop committing unfair labor practices and get back on track as the best place to work and get care. There is no reason for Kaiser to let a strike happen when it has the resources to invest in patients, communities and workers.”

OPEIU Local 30 Members: Let’s take a stand for our patients and our families! Vote YES to authorize an unfair labor practice strike.

LOS ANGELES – In a move that’s raising eyebrows from workers and patients across the country, healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente is one of only a handful of the nation’s nearly 200- largest corporations that refused to sign an Aug. 19 “Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation,” calling on companies to shift from making shareholders their main focus to including all of their stakeholders, including employees and the community.

In a Politico article, Kaiser Permanente said it didn’t sign the Business Roundtable pledge because it is a non-profit and doesn’t have shareholders, even though the statement focuses on broadening to all stakeholders. Two corporations without shareholders – Guardian Life and New York Life – did sign the statement.

Save the Date: September 16-20. Locations and Times will be announced soon. Thank you!

Hello, this is Marianne Giordano your Executive Director/CFO from OPEIU Local 30 inviting you to a live Telephone Town Hall tomorrow Thursday, August 8 at 5 p.m. to discuss Strike Readiness. We’ll also be taking your questions live. It’s free to participate, just pick up the phone when we call tomorrow around 5 p.m.

The call will go out to the members who have signed up for mobile alerts. If you have not signed up yet, you can still join in by calling (855) 756-7520 extension 49920 pound. That number can be used to rejoin the call if for any reason your call gets dropped.

If you have questions about how to join tomorrow’s call, you can contact the Local 30 office at 619-640-4840. Thanks!