96,000 Union Workers Voting On New Contract At Kaiser Permanente

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.laborradio.org/node/13617

By Doug Cunningham

Ninety-six thousand union members at Kaiser Permanente are voting on a new tentative two-year contract that includes three percent raises each year, maintains existing health care benefits and protects jobs security, according to SEIU-UHW. The union says the new deal upholds high standards at the nation’s largest not-for-profit health care provider. SEIU called it a remarkable achievement in a tough economy.