Why more than 75,000 health care workers are on strike.
Employees at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center on Wednesday, the first day of the three-day strike.For more than 25 years, Kaiser Permanente had a successful partnership with its workers’ union, working hand in hand to secure some of the highest wages in the health care industry while providing—until now. Over 75,000 workers are striking against the company, and their demands reflect the dire state of the U.S. health care system.a 10-day unfair labor practice strike notice.
So on Wednesday, thousands of health care workers began a three-day strike across the area in which Kaiser Permanente operates—California, Colorado, Washington, Virginia, Oregon, and Washington D.C.—made up of nurses, radiologists, X-ray technicians, receptionists, pharmacists, and hundreds of other roles. It’s scheduled to go until Oct. 7 while negotiations continue, but if a settlement isn’t reached by then, the union has threatened another strike in November.
Aside from money, the union is also seeking relief from exhaustion and burnout among its members, especially from the grind of treating COVID-19. “The strain on the remaining understaffed workforce is almost unbearable,” said a. But it’s not just COVID. Health care workers at Kaiser Permanente have also relayed stories of patients having to wait unsafe lengths of time to get cancer screenings, hospital room assignments, X-rays, surgeries, and more.
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