USA This Wednesday, the largest health workers’ strike in its history is taking place, in which more than 75,000 unionized employees of Kaiser Permanente, one of the health care providers, participate. health largest nonprofit in the country.
The strike began at 6:00 in the morning and will last until next Saturday. The most affected states are California, Colorado, Washington, Virginia, Oregon and Washington DC.
Health care workers are demanding safer work environments as, post-pandemic, they say, staffing shortages are compromising patient care and pushing many workers to their limits.
The striking workers are part of eight unions that make up 40% of the total staff of Kaiser Permanente, a company that operates 39 hospitals and more than 700 medical offices.
The strikers are nursing staff, dietitians, receptionists, optometrists and pharmacists, who have gone on strike after their contracts expired without reaching an improvement agreement with the company.
Kaiser Permanente has assured in a statement that it is willing to “continue negotiating with the coalition” until it is reached “a fair and equitable agreement.”
This time the strike is temporary, as it will end on Saturday, but as SEIU-UHW, the largest union in the coalition, explained to CNN, a strike could take place in November. “longer and stronger” if an agreement is not reached.
This health strike occurs when the United States is experiencing one of the largest strikes in the history of the automotive sector. Currently, some 25,000 workers from General Motors (GM), Ford and Stellantis have left their jobs due to the lack of an agreement to sign their collective agreement.
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