Kaiser Permanente nurses and health care workers began a strike on Jan. 26 across California and Hawaii, while bargaining is ongoing.
The strike involves 31,000 nurses and health care professionals, according to the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP), a part of the Alliance of Health Care Unions.
“Historic strike over Kaiser’s unfair labor practices will span dozens of hospitals, hundreds of clinics across California and Hawaii,” the union said in a Jan. 25 news release.
Health care workers say they want a fair contract, including safe staffing levels, timely access to quality care, and fair wages for frontline caregivers….