Kaiser Update
News | January 23, 2026
Kaiser CLS Members, We Voted YES!
ULP Strike Authorization Overwhelmingly Passes!
We’ve had enough of Kaiser’s union-busting tactics and illegal actions that undermine critical healthcare workers, and we've spoken loud and clear.
This week, CLS/MLT members across Southern California came together and overwhelmingly voted YES to authorize an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike against Kaiser for suspending national collective bargaining negotiations, denying access to a union representative, surveilling, intimidating, and interrogating workers over Union activity and several other unfair labor practices against our siblings in the Alliance of Healthcare Unions. This vote sends a strong message to Kaiser: We’ve had enough of their union-busting tactics that undermine workers and silence our voices. They need to stop delaying, stop trying to divide the Alliance of Healthcare Unions, and get back to negotiating a fair contract.
What does this mean?
With this strike authorization vote, CLS/MLT members are now prepared to join forces with both our UFCW pharmacy members, who previously authorized an Unfair Labor Practice Strike in October 2025, and our Alliance siblings at UNAC/UHCP.
It does not mean we are on an Unfair Labor Practice strike right now. If you walk off the job before the union declares a strike, you can be disciplined and/or fired. Right now, we’re still assessing the situation and developing the most effective strategy to ensure you get the contract you deserve. Remember, you will always be the first to know when we take action.
What’s next?
Kaiser continues to try and divide unions in the Alliance to stop us from standing together for what we deserve. We are fed up with being overworked, disrespected, and undervalued, and Kaiser wants us to remain that way. We won’t let that happen.
Demand KP leadership end the delays and distractions and to return to the National Bargaining table. Sign the letter here: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/we-will-not-be-divided-its-time-for-a-fair-contract?source=direct_link&
Join the Unity Gathering with UNAC/UHCP at Kaiser Permanente’s regional headquarters in Pasadena tomorrow to shine a light on Kaiser Permanente’s unsafe staffing and the harm that it causes to our community.
January 24, 2026 from 5-7PM 393 Walnut St., Pasadena, CA (corner of Los Robles and Walnut) RSVP HERE
Join with our Alliance siblings UNAC/UHCP who are initiating a ULP strike on Monday, January 26, and support their strike before/after your shifts or during your break. Find a strike line HERE.
To prepare for a strike, we are scheduling the following picket captain meetings:
Kern - Friday, January 30 at 5:30 pm
Los Angeles - Saturday, January 31 at 10 am and 6pm
Stay tuned for meeting locations and RSVP information.
Meanwhile, stay tuned. Stay ready. Stay connected. A 10-day notice could be issued any day.
If you have any questions about what’s happening at the table, the ULP strike authorization, or anything else, reach out to your Bargaining Committee Member, Steward, or Union Representative.
In solidarity,
Your UFCW Kaiser Bargaining Committee
