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