The walkout by Kaiser Permanente nurses, orderlies and other workers would represent the biggest health care strike in U.S. history.
Barring a last-minute deal, more than 75,000 workers with health care giant Kaiser Permanente are set to strike at hundreds of hospitals and medical centers across the country. The walkout would be the largest by health care workers in U.S. history.
The workers involved include nurses, orderlies, radiology and lab technicians, respiratory therapists and housekeepers. The disagreements have persisted after months of contract talks between Oakland-based Kaiser and the coalition. Employed by Kaiser for 27 years, ultrasound technician Michael Ramey said the job he once loved is"heartbreaking" and"stressful" due to a staffing crisis that he and his colleagues argue harms both employee morale and patient treatment.
Interacting with patients, Ramey fields complaints of not being able to schedule medical procedures in a timely fashion."They are telling you how long it took to get the appointment, and then you have to tell them how long it will be to get results," Ramey said."There's a breakdown in the quality of care. These are people in our communities.
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