Historic healthcare strike could start Wednesday

The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions is poised for a three-day strike starting Wednesday, which would be the largest healthcare worker walkout in U.S. history.

More than 75,000 healthcare workers across five states and Washington, D.C., will be holding an unfair labor practices strike after contract negotiations failed to produce a new agreement for the expiration date passed at midnight on Saturday.

"This three-day strike will be the initial demonstration of our strength to Kaiser that we will not stand for their unfair labor practices," the coalition said in a...