Federal labor panel rules against Kaiser, union says. Health care giant says otherwise
Health care giant Kaiser Permanente has been dinged by federal labor regulators, the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions announced Monday.
But Kaiser disputes the conclusion reached by the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, representing 85,000 employees, including some 1,300 in Fresno, who are seeking a new contract. The coalition also represents more than 2,000 workers based at Kaiser South Sacramento.
A representative of the National Labor Relations Board wasn’t immediately available for comment Monday.
Sean Wherley, spokesman for SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, said Monday the NLRB’s finding was announced to the coalition via email. Kaiser Permanente allegedly did it to avoid a condition on “bargaining that would ban unions from engaging in political action” potentially affecting the company, according to a news release from the coalition.
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