Kaiser Permanente, Unions Reach Deal on New Contracts

Agreement follows largest healthcare strike on record

Kaiser had to close pharmacies and clinics after more than 75,000 employees went on strike.Kaiser Permanente and labor unions reached a tentative agreement to resolve a contentiousCopyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

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