"More than 40,000 unionized Kaiser Permanente workers in four states walked off their jobs Tuesday, beginning a five-day strike."
"The unions are asking for higher pay and more staff to alleviate burnout and improve patient care."
"While we really don't want to be out here, we want to be in the hospitals and clinics caring for our patients, this is the only path we see forward. Kaiser continues to dig in and not offer reasonable solutions."
"Kaiser Permanente says the strike is unnecessary, and it is offering to raise wages by more than 21% over four years."
More than 40,000 unionized Kaiser Permanente workers in four states walked off their jobs to begin a five-day strike. Nearly 3,000 workers are striking in Northern California. The unions are seeking higher pay and increased staffing to alleviate worker burnout and improve patient care. A certified nurse-midwife, Emily Hardy, said the workers prefer to be caring for patients but see the strike as the only viable path forward, accusing Kaiser of refusing reasonable solutions. Kaiser Permanente called the strike unnecessary and offered to raise wages by more than 21% over four years. The strike is scheduled to end at 7 a.m. Sunday.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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