Kaiser Deal Offers 21% Pay Hike After Largest Health Strike

Kaiser Permanente labor leaders said a tentative agreement with the company includes a 21% wage increase over four years, provisions to protect workers from outsourcing, and streamlined training and hiring practices to help boost staffing.

Friday’s agreement headed off a second wave of record strikes after months of negotiations. Other portions of the proposed contract include a new minimum wage of $25 per hour for workers in California and $23 per hour in every other state.