A majority of Kaiser Permanente’s unionized health care workers Monday morning took a vote of no confidence in the leadership of CEO Greg Adams.

The Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, AFT Local 5017, AFL-CIO, represents roughly 3,700 Kaiser Permanente employees across Southwest Washington and Oregon, including registered nurses and laboratory professionals. Four hundred of them work in Southwest Washington.

According to Kellen Wilson, chief of staff for the union, the vote is intended to reflect how satisfied members are with Kaiser Permanente’s leadership amid new contract negotiations, which have been ongoing since Sept. 30.

In a letter to the board of directors, union president Sarina Roher said Kaiser, under Adams, has “drifted away from … honoring the principles

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