Union protests plan by Kaiser to eliminate jobs

By Kristen Consillio

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 07, 2013

~~<p>More than 200 members of the union representing Kaiser Permanente Hawaii workers rallied Wednesday across the street from its Honolulu Clinic to protest the elimination of jobs.</p>
<p>Kaiser plans to lay off 13 clerical and emergency tech employees when it shutters the Urgent Care Center at 1010 Pensacola St. on March 16. The Honolulu Clinic will continue to see patients with appointments after that date, but will not take walk-in patients in need of urgent care, defined as illnesses that need prompt medical attention but are not emergencies.</p>
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More than 200 members of the union representing Kaiser Permanente Hawaii workers rallied Wednesday across the street from its Honolulu Clinic to protest the elimination of jobs.

Kaiser plans to lay off 13 clerical and emergency tech employees when it shutters the Urgent Care Center at 1010 Pensacola St. on March 16. The Honolulu Clinic will continue to see patients with appointments after that date, but will not take walk-in patients in need of urgent care, defined as illnesses that need prompt medical attention but are not emergencies. Login for more...