Thousands of US health care workers go on strike in multiple states over wages and staff shortages

Thousands of US health care workers go on strike in multiple states over wages and staff shortages

Around 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers went on strike in multiple states, highlighting the ongoing labor organizing and work stoppages in the US. The nonprofit company, which provides health coverage for nearly 13 million people, is being criticized for understaffing, which is affecting patient care.

Health-care workers picket outside U.S. hospitals in multiple states, kicking off 3-day strike

Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers took to picket lines in multiple states on Wednesday, launching a massive strike that the company warned could cause delays at its hospitals and clinics that serve nearly 13 million Americans.

Health care workers picket outside US hospitals in multiple states, kicking off 3-day strike - Boston News, Weather, Sports

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers took to picket lines in multiple states on Wednesday, launching a massive strike that the company warned could cause delays at its hospitals and clinics that serve nearly 13 million Americans. The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, representing about 85,000 of the health system’s employees nationally, approved a strike for three days in California, Colorado, Oregon and Washing…

Thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers go on strike

Some 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers walked off the job Wednesday in multiple states, kicking off a major health care strike in an extraordinary year for U.S. labor organizing and work stoppages. Kaiser Permanente is one of the country’s larger insurers and health care system operators, serving nearly 13 million people. The nonprofit company, based in Oakland said its 39 hospitals, including emergency rooms, will remain open during the picketin…

More than 75,000 US healthcare workers begin 3-day strike

More than 75,000 employees at Kaiser Permanente began one of the largest healthcare worker strikes in recent US history on Wednesday after failing to resolve a dispute over staffing levels. The strike of union members at the largest non-profit healthcare organisation in the United States began on Wednesday morning at sites in Virginia and the District of Columbia. ALSO READ: Healthcare leaders reiterate NHI Bill concerns It is due to spread to t…

More than 75,000 US Kaiser Health Care Workers on Strike

More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care staff across the U.S. began a three-day strike Wednesday, which will likely hold up appointments, test results and prescriptions at locations across the nation. Kaiser Permanente, a California-based chain of hospitals, pharmacies and clinics, serves nearly 13 million Americans. The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, which represents about 85,000 company workers, announced a three-day strike in C…