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Kaiser Permanente, an Oakland-based healthcare provider, has agreed to provide two months of medical coverage to 3,500 locked-out workers involved in San Francisco's bitter hotel labor dispute. The two sides have yet to reach agreement over pension contributions, proposed increases in the amount employees pay for healthcare, and the length of the new contract. Kaiser's decision to extend healthcare coverage allows worker to stay out on picket lines and hold out for their contract demands.