31,000 healthcare workers give notice of strike at Kaiser on Jan. 26

Nearly three months after 31,000 healthcare workers ended a five-day strike against Kaiser Permanente in the Western U.S. without a labor agreement, a second walkout is planned on Jan. 26 at medical facilities in California and Hawaii after negotiations stalled in December.

The United Nurses Associations of California / Union of Health Care Professionals (UNSC / UHCP) said Thursday, Jan. 15, that it delivered a 10-day notice to strike against Kaiser facilities beginning Jan. 26. At issue...