The vote allows the union’s bargaining team to call a strike at any time after Sept. 30, although the union will give Kaiser 10 days advance notice.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Health care workers at Kaiser Permanente in Oregon and Washington have voted to authorize a strike if they don’t reach a new contract agreement before the Sept. 30 expiration of the current contract. The vote doesn’t guarantee that a strike will happen, but it allows the union’s bargaining team to call a strike at any time after the deadline. Union officials said Thursday that they would give Kaiser 10 days notice before any strike activity begins.
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