After months of bargaining and a strike last fall, the union representing thousands of health care workers at Kaiser Permanente has reached a tentative labor deal.

The Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals represents more than 4,000 Kaiser staff members at health care facilities in Oregon and Southwest Washington, including nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical therapists and lab professionals.

In October, union members took part in a national five-day strike by some 45,000 workers over wages and other contract disputes at Kaiser hospitals and clinics in Oregon, Washington, California and Hawaii.

The tentative agreement includes across-the-board wage increases of 21.5% rolled out over the length of the contract — three years and eight months. It also aligns contracts for the union’s six bargaining units, setting a common expiration date for June 1, 2029.

“After an incredibly long and difficult campaign, our members have secured a contract that reflects the strength of our solidarity and the essential work we do every day,” OFNHP President Sarina Roher said in the March 23 press release announcing the tentative agreement. “This agreement protects the benefits we fought for over decades, delivers major wage increases that begin to recognize the value of healthcare workers, and aligns our contracts across six units so that we can continue building worker power with greater unity and strength.”

The union and Kaiser reached this agreement on March 13. Kaiser officials declined to comment on the proposed deal.

Union members will begin voting to ratify the tentative agreement Tuesday. That vote concludes March 30.

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