"The election will take place on August 4. That's later than the June date many observers expected, which would have coincided with the state's already scheduled primary election. And it leaves a currently safe Republican House seat vacant for at least the next six months. The winner of the special election would serve for only a few months, before having to run in a newly redrawn congressional district."
"The union representing 31,000 nurses, rehab therapists, pharmacists and other specialty health care professionals at Kaiser Permanente plans to go on an open-ended strike at hospitals and clinics across California and Hawaii. After both sides hit a wall in their months-long contract talks, the walkout is set to begin Jan. 26 at nearly 20 Kaiser hospitals and 200 clinics, with no end in sight. "We will be on strike until we reach an agreement," said Brian Mason, a negotiator for the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals. He warned that the strike will likely cause delayed or canceled surgeries and appointments."
The election will take place on August 4, later than the June date many observers expected and after the state's scheduled primary. The delay leaves a safe Republican House seat vacant for at least six months. The special election winner would serve only a few months before needing to run in a newly redrawn congressional district. The union representing 31,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses, rehab therapists, pharmacists and other specialty health care professionals plans an open-ended strike at nearly 20 hospitals and 200 clinics in California and Hawaii starting Jan. 26. Months of contract talks stalled and negotiations broke down in mid-December amid accusations of bad-faith bargaining and a reported threat to release damaging information. Kaiser warned of potential delayed or canceled surgeries and appointments.
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