Some 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers took to picket lines in five states and Washington, D.C. on Wednesday in the largest health care work stoppage in U.S. history.
Some 75,000 health care workers at the Kaiser Permanente hospital system took to picket lines Wednesday, Oct. 4, at hospitals in California, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Virginia and Washington, D.C. The walkout represents the largest health care strike in U.S. history. This protest from August 2022 involves .Kaiser Permanente mental health workers in Sacramento, California.LOS ANGELES — About 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers in five states and Washington, D.C.
Kaiser Permanente, a non-profit company based in Oakland, California, provides health coverage for nearly 13 million people. It is one of the country’s larger insurers and health care system operators, with 39 hospitals nationwide. Kaiser has proposed minimum hourly wages of between $21 and $23 next year, depending on the location.
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