Oct 13 (Reuters) - A union coalition for Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers reached a tentative labor deal with the hospital system on Friday that included across-the-board wage increases after 75,000 members took part in a three-day strike last week.
The strike was the largest recorded among medical workers and included nurses, medical technicians and support staff at hundreds of Kaiser hospitals and clinics from California to Virginia.
"I’m heartened to see healthcare workers and their employers take this critical step towards securing the pay, benefits, and working conditions these heroes deserve," President Joe Biden said in a statement.
The Kaiser union coalition had threatened to strike again for a week starting Nov. 1.
The union had said Kaiser would need to hire 10,000 new healthcare workers to fill current vacancies.
Persons:
Julie Su, Biden, Joe Biden, Kaiser, Su, Manas Mishra, Leroy Leo, Steve Gorman, Arun Koyyur, Shinjini, Maju Samuel, Jonathan Oatis
Organizations:
Kaiser Permanente, Labor, Tenet Healthcare, District of Columbia, Writers Guild of America, United Auto Workers, Detroit, Thomson
Locations:
California, Virginia, San Francisco Bay, Bengaluru, Los Angeles