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Kaiser workers march the picket line in front of the Maui Lani clinic in mid-October, the first day of a 5-day strike. With a strike set to begin Monday, Kaiser Permanente announced that union picketing will only be held on O\u02bbahu, and the Maui Lani clinic will remain open. File photo. HJI \/ COLLEEN UECHI photo<\/p>\n
Kaiser Permanente Hawai\u02bbi announced operational plans Saturday for Maui County ahead of an open-ended strike by unionized health care workers scheduled to begin Monday.<\/p>\n
While the health provider states all medical facilities will remain open, patients on Maui should expect disruptions to pharmacy services at several locations.<\/p>\n
The United Nurses Associations of California\/Union of Health Care Professionals issued a notice for a potential open-ended strike beginning Jan. 26. The union represents approximately 240 employees statewide, including pharmacists, rehabilitation therapists and certified registered nurse anesthetists.<\/p>\n
This action follows a previous limited duration strike in October 2025.<\/p>\n
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According to Kaiser Permanente, the strike will not affect operations at Maui Memorial Medical Center or Kula Hospital, which are operated by Maui Health and staffed by workers under different union contracts.<\/p>\n
Kaiser Permanente officials confirmed Saturday that while clinics will remain open, pharmacy operations will vary by location.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of our pharmacy locations may be closed or operating with reduced hours,\u201d a Kaiser Permanente spokesperson said in an email Saturday. \u201cThis includes K\u012bhei, Lahaina, and our Wailuku locations.\u201d<\/p>\n
The pharmacy at the Maui Lani Medical Office will remain open. Hours of operation will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n
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Picketing is scheduled only at Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center on O\u02bbahu, with no picket lines currently planned for Maui facilities.<\/p>\n
Kaiser Permanente advises members not to cancel or reschedule appointments set for the week of Jan. 26 unless contacted directly.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been reaching out to members directly to reschedule some nonurgent appointments and elective surgeries,\u201d the statement said. \u201cIf a member has an appointment scheduled on a possible strike date, please don\u2019t cancel or reschedule. We\u2019ll contact you if we have to reschedule your appointment.\u201d<\/p>\n
To mitigate the impact of pharmacy closures, the provider has activated a pharmacy care team to handle new and urgent prescriptions. Members can call 808-643-7979 and press 3 to reach the care team.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe will also have greeters at our pharmacy locations to support our members,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
Patients are also encouraged to use the mail-order pharmacy service via kp.org or the Kaiser Permanente app, with delivery typically taking five to seven days.<\/p>\n
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The looming strike comes amid stalled contract negotiations. Six days ago, Kaiser Permanente publicized what it termed a \u201chistoric wage offer,\u201d<\/a> proposing a 21.5% wage increase over the life of a new contract.<\/p>\n The union has argued that the strike is necessary to address staffing shortages and patient care standards. More information on the union\u2019s position are available by clicking\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Regarding the staffing for the coming week, Kaiser Permanente stated it has \u201crobust plans\u201d to ensure care continuity.<\/p>\n \u201cAll our facilities will remain open and continue to be staffed by our physicians, trained and experienced managers, and staff,\u201d the statement read. \u201cWe will augment our teams with licensed and qualified contract staff as needed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kaiser workers march the picket line in front of the Maui Lani clinic in mid-October, the first day…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":541048,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[35],"tags":[238710,210,1141,1142,238711,238712,174363,238713,238714,59809,238715,6807,152141,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-541047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health-care","tag-certified-registered-nurse-anesthetists","tag-health","tag-health-care","tag-healthcare","tag-kaiser-permanente-hawaii","tag-labor-unrest","tag-maui-health","tag-maui-lani-medical-office","tag-moanalua-medical-center","tag-pharmacists","tag-rehabilitation-therapists","tag-strike","tag-united-nurses-associations-of-california-union-of-health-care-professionals","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115953956541475338","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=541047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/541048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=541047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=541047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=541047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}