"More than 31,000 union nurses and hospital staff sent a strike notice to Kaiser Permanente on Friday indicating their intent to walk off their jobs with the Oakland-based healthcare system on Oct. 14. RELATED: 'A crisis': Sutter Health workers authorize strike over staffing shortages The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals said it would be their largest strike against Kaiser, with tens of thousands of nurses and healthcare professionals striking at two dozen hospitals and clinics across California and Hawaii."
"The union is seeking higher wages, better benefits and hiring more employees to fill staffing shortages, Charmaine Morales, president of UNAC/UHCP, said in a statement. "This strike is about protecting patients as much as it is about protecting caregivers," Morales said. "Kaiser executives cannot keep expanding while ignoring the crisis inside their hospitals. Our message is clear: invest in the people who provide care, or face the consequences of a workforce that refuses to stay silent.""
More than 31,000 union nurses and hospital staff sent a strike notice to Kaiser Permanente indicating intent to strike on Oct. 14. The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals said the action would be the largest strike against Kaiser, affecting two dozen hospitals and clinics across California and Hawaii. By law healthcare unions must give at least 10 days' notice to ensure continuity of patient care and allow hospitals to prepare. The union seeks higher wages, better benefits, and more hiring to address staffing shortages. Members of the Alliance of Health Care Unions and nearly all local unions with expired contracts have given similar 10-day strike notices.
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