Tens of thousands of healthcare workers are set to stroke against Kaiser Permanente next week. If the strike happens, it would be the largest ever against Kaiser.
Fox 5 reports thousands of frontline registered nurses and healthcare workers would strike for five days at more than two dozen hospitals and clinics across California and Hawaii.
A union rep says the strike is about protecting patients as much as it is about protecting caregivers.
Ongoing contract negotiations between local unions and Kaiser Permanente have taken place since April. Healthcare workers are bargaining for wage increases that keep up with the high cost of living, and safe staffing .