Kaiser Aims for Blood-Pressure Bonuses, Staff Influx in New Deal

A proposed labor contract between Kaiser Permanente and a coalition of unions would tie worker bonuses to improved patient welfare markers, in addition to a mix of provisions to bring 25,000 new workers into the health-care industry within the next four years.

The deal, announced Friday morning, headed off a second wave of what was the largest health-care strike in the US, with 75,000 workers walking off the job over three days in six states and the District of Columbia last week. It goes to workers for a ratification vote Oct. 18.

In addition to a 21% wage hike ...