On Wednesday, 75,500 unionized health care workers for Kaiser Permanente walked off the job, commencing the largest health care strike in U.S. history.
The strike, which affects approximately 40% of Kaiser Permanente employees across a coalition of eight unions, is set to last from 6 a.m. Wednesday to Saturday morning.
The majority of the striking staff are concentrated on the West Coast and across California, Colorado, Oregon, Virginia, Washington and Washington, DC.
Employees are demanding improved staffing levels across Kaiser Permanente facilities as staff shortages have purportedly compromised the quality of care provided to patients and the health of employees themselves.
