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By Staff Reporters
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More than 75,000 workers employed by Kaiser Permanente, one of the largest nonprofit healthcare providers in the US, plan to walk off the job for three days—starting today.
Healthcare workers across the industry are experiencing challenges, which Kaiser acknowledged in response to the looming strike. According to a statement by the company, up to two-thirds of healthcare staff everywhere are burnt out. That’s exacerbated by the issues Kaiser employee unions say they’re striking over, including:
- Acute staffing shortages: Short-staffing is a common problem in healthcare, but union members say that it has worsened between the pandemic and the Great Resignation—and patient safety is in danger.
- Wage increases: The union wants what it describes as competitive compensation that accounts for the increased cost of living: a $25/hour wage floor and increases between 6.25% and 7% over the next four years.
Kaiser insists it pays a decent and denied claims of being short-staffed, saying it hired 22,000 people already this year.
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Physicians, hospitals, and emergency rooms will not be impacted, but some facilities will have reduced staff for nursing and support roles.
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