December 18, 2025
Why we paused bargaining
We made the difficult decision to pause national bargaining with the Alliance of Health Care Unions. Greg Holmes, chief human resources officer, shares why in this short video.
This message was sent to Alliance-represented employees on Thursday, December 18.
You may have heard that Kaiser Permanente has paused national bargaining with the Alliance of Health Care Unions. We made this difficult decision following a union leader’s actions that have compromised the National Bargaining process and undermined both parties’ ability to continue good faith bargaining.
Please watch this video message from Greg Holmes, chief human resources officer, to learn the facts about what happened, and the reason we took the action we did.
Our goal remains to reach an agreement and return to what matters most — delivering exceptional care and supporting the exceptional employees who help make that happen.
