"A months-long labor dispute over staffing and compensation at Kaiser Permanente escalated into an open-ended strike beginning Monday, threatening to disrupt operations at dozens of hospitals and clinics across California and Hawaii. Thousands of nurses, physical therapists, midwives and other health professionals voted to walk off their jobs for days or even weeks to pressure California's largest private employer to concede ground on top union demands, at a time the industry faces financial headwinds."
"The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, which represents about 31,000 employees, accuses Kaiser of squeezing patient care and staffing for revenue as it expanded to other states a claim that the nonprofit organization denies, arguing it meets all staffing and safety requirements. Picketers on Monday morning outside Kaiser's Oakland Medical Center, near the employer's headquarters, said wages need to keep up with inflation and the cost of living after they accepted smaller pay raises during the pandemic."
A large-scale labor dispute at Kaiser Permanente escalated into an open-ended strike affecting dozens of hospitals and clinics in California and Hawaii. About 31,000 employees represented by the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals cite staffing shortages, squeezed patient care, and inadequate compensation after smaller pandemic-era raises. Kaiser denies the claims and says it meets staffing and safety requirements. Workers warn of long waitlists for appointments and surgeries and say higher wages are needed to match inflation and cost of living. Recent related actions included a five-day multi-state strike in October and a one-day walkout in September.
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