Kaiser Foundation Hospitals has disclosed plans to trim scores of California jobs, most of them in the Bay Area, according to official filings with state labor officials.
The healthcare titan revealed that it plans to eliminate 49 non-union jobs in California, the filings with the state Employment Development Department show.
The Bay Area layoffs include a loss of 28 jobs, all in the East Bay, according to the WARN notices.
The job cuts were disclosed at a time when Kaiser is enmeshed in negotiations with employees on an array of labor issues. About 68,000 employees statewide — 23,000 in the Bay Area — recently concluded a three-day strike an an array of Kaiser facilities.
This news organization reached out to Kaiser to request a comment from the healthcare provider regarding the situation.
The healthcare services provider disclosed plans to eliminate 21 jobs in Pleasanton, where Kaiser operates a large series of operations; and another seven jobs in downtown Oakland, which is home to Kaiser’s headquarters.
“Kaiser Foundation Hospitals intends to permanently lay off certain employees at various California locations,” Christine Neubauer, a Kaiser human resources director, wrote in the WARN letter to the EDD. “No employer locations are closing.”
The layoffs were scheduled to be effective on or around Nov. 10, the WARN letter stated.
In Southern California, Kaiser chopped 21 jobs, affecting workers in Burbank, Pasadena, Rancho Cucamonga and San Diego.
Kaiser indicated the employees who are affected are not members of any of any union. Kaiser also said laid-off employees won’t be allowed to displace other Kaiser workers even if they have seniority.
“No bumping rights exist for these non-represented employees,” Neubauer said in the WARN letter.