Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers launch open-ended strike

Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers in California and Hawaii walked off the job early Monday in the latest work stoppage to roil the nation's largest not-for-profit medical provider.

Up to 31,000 registered nurses, nurse anesthetists, pharmacists, midwives, physician assistants, rehab therapists, speech language pathologists, dietitians and other specialty healthcare professionals are involved in the open-ended strike.

The workers previously held a five-day walkout, with marches and picket lines in rainy weather, in October...