Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. et al v. Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 29, AFL-CIO

  1. September 12, 2023

    Union Must Face Kaiser's Sympathy Strike Claim In Arbitration

    A California federal judge sent a dispute between Kaiser Permanente and an Office and Professional Employees International Union local over the legality of a one-day sympathy strike to arbitration Tuesday, rejecting the union's claim that the fight does not qualify for arbitration.

  2. March 03, 2023

    Calif. Forecast: State Justices Hear Wage Whistleblower Args

    In the next week, attorneys should keep an eye out for oral arguments before the California Supreme Court regarding whether a section of state law protects an employee from retaliation for disclosing unlawful activity to a person or agency when the person or agency already knows the information. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in California.

  3. September 09, 2022

    Kaiser Says Unions Flouted CBA Through Sympathy Strikes

    Kaiser Permanente sued two more unions in California federal court over workers' participation in a one-day sympathy strike supporting striking Kaiser engineers last fall, alleging the action violated the no-strike provisions of their collective bargaining agreements.