Kaiser strike begins as 68,000 employees stage walkout at California hospitals

More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente employees walked off the job this morning, initiating the largest health care worker strike in U.S. history, union officials said. Kaiser and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions were unable to reach a deal during a marathon bargaining session in San Francisco Tuesday. The coalition represents eight unions in five states and the District of Columbia. More than 90% of its members work in California facilities where the health care giant serves more than 9 million patients. Those who walked out include nursing assistants, house...