Kaiser Permanente workers across Southwest Washington launched a strike authorization vote Monday morning following six months of contract negotiations.

The Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals AFT Local 5017, AFL-CIO, represents about 3,700 Kaiser Permanente employees across Southwest Washington and Oregon, including registered nurses and lab professionals. Those employees are currently bargaining alongside 60,000 other members of the Alliance of Healthcare Unions, a federation of 23 local unions representing workers everywhere Kaiser Permanente operates.

The strike authorization vote will conclude at 5 p.m. Friday. If approved, the union’s bargaining team leaders could call for a strike any time after the contract expires Sept. 30.

About 300 employees across seven Kais

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