Nurses dig into rainy day funds to keep Kaiser strike going

Striking nurses at Kaiser Permanente wrapped up their first week of picketing on Friday — tired but still energized as they wait for a second wave of workers to join them in February.

Sarah Rubino, a registered nurse who works at Kaiser’s Irvine Medical Center, joined about 150 others on the picket line at the corner of Sand Canyon Avenue and Alton Parkway. Amid the megaphone chants and horns honking from supporters, she said she’s prepared for another week with some help from her rainy day fund.