We Voted YES! ULP Strike Authorization Overwhelmingly Passes!
This week, CLS/MLT members in Kaiser Permanente Labs across Southern California came together and overwhelmingly voted YES to authorize an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike 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: They need to stop delaying, stop trying to divide the Alliance, 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, who go on strike this Monday, January 26, if Kaiser continues to commit unfair labor practices against the frontline workers who deliver the best care for their patients and billions in profit.
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?
A strike is always a last resort option, and we will keep pushing Kaiser to do the right thing. Kaiser is trying to divide the unions within the Alliance to weaken our collective power and stop us from standing together for what we deserve. We are fed up with being overworked, disrespected, and undervalued, and Kaiser wants to keep it 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:
Support our Alliance siblings UNAC/UHCP who are initiating a ULP strike on Monday, January 26, and join their picket lines before/after your shifts or during your break. Find a strike location HERE.
We encourage all UFCW Local 135 members at KP to join the Zoom meeting on Tuesday, January 27 at 6:00 PM. We will review the vote results, provide bargaining updates, and discuss next steps, including the possibility of standing alongside our Alliance partners if Kaiser continues to stall negotiations. Register HERE.
If you have any questions about what’s happening at the table, the ULP strike authorization, or anything else, join us on the Zoom or reach out to your Union Representative.
In solidarity,
Your UFCW Local 135 Kaiser Bargaining Committee