Federal Judge Sends Kaiser Union Staffing Dispute to Trial

The case centers around accusations that the health care giant has inadequate workforce levels in breach of collective bargaining agreements.

Kaiser Permanente health care employees, joined by union officials representing the workers, walk the picket line during the start of a three-day strike in Los Angeles on Oct. 4, 2023. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

A federal judge has ordered a January 2025 trial in a Colorado case in which union workers have sued health care giant Kaiser Permanente over staffing issues.

The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local No. 7 filed a lawsuit in October 2021 against Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado and Colorado Permanente Medical Group.