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Kaiser Permanente Faces Historic 31,000-Worker Healthcare Strike Over Wages and Staffing
In what organizers call the largest strike in their 50-year history, approximately 31,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers walked off the job Tuesday. The five-day work stoppage involves registered nurses, pharmacists, and other medical professionals demanding wage increases and improved staffing levels across hundreds of facilities.
Historic Healthcare Strike Underway
An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other front-line healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities initiated what organizers describe as the largest strike action in the union’s 50-year history, according to reports. The work stoppage, which began Tuesday across 500 medical centers and offices in California, Hawaii and Oregon, could potentially expand to include 46,000 participants, sources indicate.