75,000 union Kaiser Permanente workers prepare to begin a 3-day strike Wednesday.
Patients who rely on Kaiser Permanente for their health care will likely see disruptions and delays beginning Wednesday. This, as 75,000 unionized Kaiser employees prepare to walk off their jobs.for their healthcare will likely see disruptions and delays beginning Wednesday. This, as 75,000 unionized Kaiser employees prepare to walk off their jobs.
She said saber-rattling we’ve seen in the past will become workers walking off their jobs. The lone issue separating Kaiser Permanente, and its union workers is staffing. Union members say patients usually wait three-to-six months for routine appointments. "Me myself, had an appointment to get an exam that, I was being tested for something serious. It took me six months to get that exam done," Glasper said. "So you can imagine what the patients are going through.""Certainly the hospitals will attempt to hire replacement workers, as the often did during nurses strikes. But it’s unlikely they’ll find enough people to cover such a large number of states and union workers that are on strike," said Dr.
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