Why are frontline healthcare workers at dialysis clinics on ULP strikes?
Frontline healthcare workers at California dialysis clinics because dialysis executives are violating labor laws, union-busting, intimidating and threatening workers.
Dialysis clinic workers want to work with dialysis executives to address critical problems like understaffing and improvements to working conditions and patient care, but can’t move forward on finding solutions to those problems unless management puts a stop to their illegal unfair labor practices and shows workers the respect they deserve.
The dialysis industry
The two largest dialysis corporations — DaVita and Fresenius — spend large amounts of money on anti-union efforts while reporting substantial profits.
- In 2023, DaVita reported $957 million in profits and paid its CEO $6.7 million in compensation.
- In 2023, Fresenius reported $540 million in profits and paid its CEO $5.3 million.
- From 2017 to 2020, DaVita spent nearly $7 million on union-busting consultants.
- Similarly, at just one Fresenius dialysis clinic in the San Diego region, management spent over $650,000 in 2023 to oppose unionization efforts by healthcare workers.
