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Jan. 23, 2026

Kaiser sues health care unions over alleged partnership breaches

Kaiser Permanente sued the Alliance of Health Care Unions, alleging strikes and a critical report breached their partnership agreement and seeking a declaration it need not continue national-level bargaining.

Kaiser Permanente filed a lawsuit against the Alliance of Health Care Unions, a federation of some 60,000 employees, alleging that the unions materially breached their long-standing partnership agreement through a series of "destructive" and "sensational" actions.

The complaint, filed Wednesday, seeks a judicial declaration that the health care giant is no longer obligated to engage in national-level group bargaining after the unions allegedly released a scath...

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