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Kaiser Permanente healthcare strike could disrupt vaccine and prescription access

The Kaiser strike is expected to span three days, as healthcare workers join picket lines across the country to protest staffing shortages

The Independent UK

Kaiser health care workers on strike

The two main reasons are concerns over staffing levels and practices and dissatisfaction with pay

Salon

Thousands of US workers are on strike today. Here's a rundown of major work stoppages happening now

It’s been a big year for labor organizing in the U.S. And from auto production lines to Hollywood, all eyes are on strikes taking the world of work by storm

The Independent UK

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"Trail of death" sparks Kaiser strike

A healthcare staffing crisis that existed before the pandemic has only worsened

Salon

Why are thousands of Kaiser health care workers on strike? 5 questions answered

More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers began a three-day strike in Virginia, California, Colorado, Washington state, Oregon and Washington, D.C., on Oct. 4, 2023, after company executives and eight unions representing aides, techs, support staff and other employees failed to agree on the terms of new contracts. This…

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Kaiser Permanente healthcare strike could disrupt vaccine and prescription access: Live updates

The Kaiser strike is expected to span three days, as healthcare workers join picket lines across the country to protest staffing shortages

The Independent UK

US sees largest strike to ever hit country's healthcare sector

Some 75,000 medical workers have walked off the job in the United States, asking for better pay and a solution to understaffing. Negotiations between union negotiators and medical consortium Kaiser Permanente were suspended after a marathon round of contract talks. FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet reports from the picket line in…

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Kaiser Permanente frontline worker discusses ‘unbearable’ impact of staffing shortage crisis

Tami Chew is on the picket line after working for Kaiser for 17 years and noticing a ‘deteriorating’ partnership between the coalition and the hospital system

The Independent UK

Understaffing complaints, overwhelmed nurses, and unfair pay: Kaiser healthcare strike gets underway

Kaiser serves nearly 13 million patients, who will remain a ‘top priority’ as the strike unfolds, the hospital system said

The Independent UK

75,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers begin three-day strike: Live updates

The Kaiser strike is expected to span three days, as healthcare workers join picket lines across the country to protest staffing shortages

The Independent UK

‘Burnt out and fed up’: 75,000 workers begin largest healthcare strike in US

Kaiser Permanente workers start three-day strike, demanding wage increases and better staffing, after union contracts expire

The Guardian - US

Kaiser hospital strike begins with 75,000 workers joining picket lines across the US

‘No agreement can be made until Kaiser executives stop bargaining in bad faith and committing unfair labor practices,’ said the executive director of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions

The Independent UK

75,000 Kaiser nurses, pharmacists and other workers have walked off the job

In the largest health care strike in U.S. history, over 75,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente hospitals and medical facilities across the U.S. walked off the job on Wednesday morning.

WEKU

Thousands of US health care workers go on strike in multiple states over wages and staff shortages

Picketing has begun at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 workers who say understaffing is hurting patient care go on strike in five states and the District of Columbia

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Capital & Main

Poised to Strike, Kaiser Workers Say They Want The Old Kaiser Back

Once known for strong employee-management relations, its workers now say staffing and pay need to rise to attract and retain the staff Kaiser needs.

The Guardian - US

Over 75,000 workers poised for largest healthcare strike in US history

Kaiser Permanente workers push for improvements to staffing levels and wage increases after union contract expires

WEKU

Up First briefing: Effects of a shutdown; health workers may strike; Maui conspiracies

What will stay open if the government shuts down? Kaiser Permanente's health care workers near a nationwide walkout. How conspiracy theories spread in the wake of wildfires in Hawaii.

WEKU

Overworked and understaffed: Kaiser workers are on the brink of a nationwide strike

More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers at hundreds of U.S. facilities could go on strike for three days starting Wednesday, in the largest health care strike in the county's history.

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The Independent UK

Kaiser to pay $49 million to California for illegally dumping private medical records, medical waste

Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay $49 million as part of a settlement with California prosecutors who say the health care giant illegally disposed of thousands of private medical records, hazardous materials and medical waste, including blood and body parts

WEKU

Why auto workers are asking for a 46% pay raise

Bold union demands, bolstered by a tight labor market and frustration throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, are paying off in some sectors with significant raises for workers.

The Guardian - US

US healthcare workers focus on pay and understaffing in fight for new contracts

Over 85,000 workers hold pickets at 50 facilities across US as union contracts set to expire on 30 September

Capital & Main

Unfinished Mental Health Business For Governor Newsom

While it ponders ambitious new laws to improve mental health, California could strengthen what’s already on the books.

WEKU

Colorectal cancer is rising among Gen X, Y & Z. Here are 5 ways to protect yourself

If you're in your 20s, 30s or 40s, you need to know the signs to watch for and when to seek screening or treatment for colorectal cancer.

Tribune News Service

2 counties square off with California over mental health duties

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento and Solano counties are in a standoff with the state over mental health coverage for a portion of Medicaid patients in those counties — a dispute that threatens to disrupt care for nearly 50,000 low-income residents receiving treatment for severe mental illness.

Dynamite News

Study finds detrimental effects extra pounds on young people

A Kaiser Permanente study showed that over 8,00,000 young kids aged 3 to 17 found that those in the upper range of typical weight had a 26 per cent greater chance of developing hypertension than those closer to the average weight. Read further on Dynamite News:

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