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Inside the Kaiser Contract That Ended the Biggest Healthcare Strike in US History – MedCity News - MedCity News #InsideTheKaiserContract: The End of the Biggest Healthcare Strike in US History #Introduction This blog post provides an inside look into the Kaiser contract that effectively ended the largest healthcare strike in US history. #Background The strike involved over 150,000 healthcare workers across the country and lasted for several months. It was driven by concerns over staffing shortages, patient care, and wages. #Key Provisions of the Contract 1. #Staffing Ratios: The new contract includes provisions to address staffing shortages, ensuring adequate levels of healthcare professionals to maintain quality patient care. 2. #Wages and Benefits: The agreement includes wage increases and improved benefits for healthcare workers, addressing their concerns about fair compensation. 3. #Patient Care ai.mediformatica.com #contract #health #staffing #healthcare #medcity #news #hiring #kaiserpermanente #strike #about #coalitionofkaiserpermanenteunions #education #digitalhealth #healthit #healthtech #healthcaretechnology @MediFormatica (https://buff.ly/477Vh5B)

Are strikes here to stay? Well, it depends. Workers are becoming more empowered to speak out against systems that disadvantage them. Whether or not these strikes end depends on how well hospital systems can meet their needs while simultaneously balancing the financial needs of the hospital, This may mean that we need to change, or even completely overhaul systems. Either way, it will take employees and hospitals truly hearing each other to bring these strikes to an end.

‘Grim Milestone’ Of One Million Cancelled Operations In Sight As Second NHS Consultants Strike Begins As NHS consultants in England begin their second walkout in the latest round of industrial action in their dispute over pay, Danny Mortimer, deputy chief executive of NHS Confederation, said: “As NHS consultants start their second walkout – the 10th round of large-scale strikes by NHS staff in nine months – weary healthcare leaders and teams will be wondering how many more rounds of industrial action the NHS must endure, and how many more patients will have to suffer before all those involved find a way to finally bring this to a close. “Unfortunately, handling strikes has had to become routine for leaders, with many telling us they’re spending up to a third of their time planning for and dealing with the fallout of repeated walkouts. “While the work they’ve done has minimised disruption, they nonetheless see and fear the impact it is having on patients and staff alike. “With strike action backing onto a bank holiday weekend, this round will again have a significant impact on patients. Demand at A&E departments is usually higher on bank holiday weekends, but this combined with operating a Christmas Day level of service in the runup, means that increased pressures will in many places mean patients will be faced with severe delays. “Healthcare leaders are sympathetic to the concerns of senior medical staff regarding reform of their contract, but also know that this war of attrition with the government is eroding hopes of reducing the backlog and affecting patient care. “It’s too late to stop this walkout, but the failure to put an end to this situation has put the Prime Minister’s pledge to reduce waiting lists in real jeopardy; another round of industrial action after this one may deliver a knockout blow to backlog hopes. “All sides must do whatever it takes to avert the further walkout planned by consultants for September and prevent the NHS from reaching the grim milestone of one million cancelled operations.” Read More:

🏥Breaking News in Healthcare Industry🏥 The U.S. healthcare sector witnesses its largest strike as more than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente medical workers walk out demanding improved conditions. Here's what you need to know: 🌡️ The Standoff: Negotiations between Kaiser Permanente and union representatives have temporarily halted. While some tentative agreements have been reached, key issues like higher pay and staffing shortages remain unresolved. 👩⚕️ Who's Affected: Nurses, medical technicians, and support staff at Kaiser hospitals and clinics across several states are participating in the strike. This comes amidst a broader trend of labor unions pushing for better wages and benefits. 📅 Lengthy Negotiations: The strike follows six months of negotiations after the previous four-year labor pact expired on September 30th. 🌟 What's at Stake: The union coalition claims that Kaiser Permanente hasn't adequately addressed the staffing crisis, which affects both employees and patient care. They're demanding the hiring of 10,000 new healthcare workers. 🚑 Impact on Healthcare Industry: With healthcare workers across the country taking a stand, the industry is facing unprecedented labor challenges. Staffing issues, burnout, and compensation are pressing concerns. 📈 Rising Strike Activity: The healthcare sector is not alone in this. Labor unions across various industries are pushing for improved conditions and wages, marking a new era of higher strike activity. 🤝 Resolution Needed: As this strike unfolds, it underscores the importance of fair negotiations and addressing the concerns of frontline healthcare workers. A resolution is crucial for the healthcare industry's stability and the well-being of both staff and patients. Let's keep a close eye on how this situation develops and its potential implications for healthcare nationwide. #HealthcareStrike #LaborNegotiations #HealthcareIndustryImpact Photo Below: Creator: MIKE BLAKE | Credit: REUTERS

More than 75,000 nurses, pharmacists and other employees of the Kaiser Permanente health system walked off the job Wednesday in the largest U.S. healthcare strike on record. The workers struck after contracts expired and their unions couldn’t reach an agreement with Kaiser on how much a new deal would increase wages and staffing.  To minimize the impact on patients, Kaiser said it would bring on temporary workers to fill some vacancies, but would, if needed, postpone some appointments and expand its network to retail pharmacies and, for some people, non-Kaiser hospitals. “Our plans ensure that the urgent needs of our members and patients are the top priority,” Kaiser said. The strike, which is scheduled to last as long as three days, adds hospitals, pharmacies and clinics to workplaces roiled by labor action this year, after auto workers and Hollywood writers stopped work.  Through August this year, the U.S. had lost more workdays to labor disputes than any full year since 2000. Unions emboldened by public support and the tight labor market are flexing their power to demand higher pay. Workers have also seen how strikes by other unions have secured contract wins. Kaiser, based in Oakland, Calif., is a well-known name in healthcare, pioneering the combination of a health insurer, hospitals and doctor’s offices under one roof in a bid to offer higher-quality care while controlling costs. The system serves 12.7 million members at 40 hospitals and more than 620 medical offices, mostly on the West Coast but also in Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland and Virginia. Kaiser counts about 213,000 employees who aren’t physicians.

Historic strikes continue with 75,000 Kaiser health care workers on a 3 day strike starting today. They are essentially demanding #healthywork. Workers explain that staffing shortages beginning well before Covid, have gotten worse. Many are doing 2 or 3 different jobs, which causes stress from high workloads, conflicting demands and not having enough resources to take care of their patients properly. The cycle of lack of staffing leading to high workloads and patient and staff safety concerns, results in #burnout and health care workers leaving … creating worse staffing shortages. It’s not sustainable and workers want input into the solutions. While management rights gives companies like #Kaiser full control over staffing - listening to workers about these issues at the bargaining table is the first step to resetting priorities. Without #healthywork Kaiser, workers and patients will lose. Healthy Work Campaign supports Kaiser unions in demanding action on these important issues like staffing, workload, job control (having a say), fair pay and benefits! https://lnkd.in/gEZmtzYr

Junior Doctors In England Begin Longest Single Strike Action In NHS History As tens of thousands of junior doctors in England begin an unprecedented 6 days of strike action today (January 3). The British Medical Association’s junior doctors committee (JDC) have called on the Health Secretary to make a “credible offer on pay” which could bring an end to the strikes. BMA junior doctors committee co-chairs Dr Robert Laurenson and Dr Vivek Trivedi said: “Doctors would have liked to start the new year with the hope of an offer on pay that would lead to a better-staffed health service and a better-valued profession. Instead, doctors are still set to be paid £15.50 an hour and are being forced to go back out on strike by a Government that cannot get its act together and make the reasonable offer on pay it knows it eventually must. “We spent the holiday period hoping we would get the ‘final offer’ that the Health Secretary had promised us last year. Sadly, we have received no such offer despite repeatedly saying we would meet for talks any time over Christmas. We will continue to offer to meet throughout these coming strikes. All we need is a credible offer we can put to members and we can call off these strikes. “Morale across the health service is at an all-time low. 15 years of pay erosion have meant a 26% real terms pay cut for an increasingly undervalued workforce who are overstretched and left yet again to carry the burden of years of the neglect and decline this Government has overseen. Many will be wondering if their chosen career is still worth pursuing – the Government has the chance to show those doctors they still have a future working in this country. “This strike marks another unhappy record for the NHS – the longest single walkout in its history. But as we have said all along, there is no need for any records to fall: we can call off this strike now if we get an offer from Government that we can put to members. Doctors want 2024 to be the start of a renewed workforce which can finally provide high quality care for patients again – it is for the Government to put forward a credible offer and facilitate that journey.”   Read More: