UFCW Southern California pharmacy and lab workers to strike at Kaiser Permanente on Feb. 9
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UFCW Southern California locals representing Kaiser Permanente pharmacy staff and clinical lab scientists/medical lab technicians issued a 10‑day unfair labor practice strike notice. The strike is set to begin Monday, Feb. 9, 2026 at 07:00, after a previously planned Feb. 3 action was postponed to align multiple locals. Unions cite Kaiser’s suspension of national bargaining and other alleged ULPs.
This alert was originally created on 2 February 2026.
Public Impact
Hospitals
Effective Dates
Updates
Feb 4, 2026
UFCW Locals 135 and 1428 filed 10‑day ULP strike notices and will join Locals 770 and 324 in a February 9 walkout by pharmacy and laboratory workers across Southern California.
Organizers
- United Food
- Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 770
- UFCW Local 324
Affected Locations
- Los Angeles County, CA
- Orange County, CA
- San Diego County, CA
- San Bernardino County, CA
- Riverside County, CA
- Ventura County, CA
- Kern County, CA