Some 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers go on strike
Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers took to picket lines in multiple states today, launching a massive strike that the company warned could cause delays at its hospitals and clinics that serve nearly 13 million Americans.
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Nearly 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers demanding better staffing and increased pay went on a three-day strike at facilities across the U.S.
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Medical workers and supporters carry signs and march as they protest outside of a Kaiser Permanente facility in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 4. Some 75,000 Kaiser Permanente hospital employees who say understaffing is hurting patient care walked off the job Wednesday in five states and the District of Columbia, kicking off a major health care worker strike.3/13
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Medical workers and supporters carry signs and march as they protest outside of a Kaiser Permanente facility in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 4. Some 75,000 Kaiser Permanente hospital employees who say understaffing is hurting patient care walked off the job Wednesday in five states and the District of Columbia, kicking off a major health care worker strike.4/13
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Martha Canul, a medical assistant at Kaiser, foreground, holds up signs with medical workers and supporters as they protest outside of a Kaiser Permanente facility in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 4. Some 75,000 Kaiser Permanente hospital employees who say understaffing is hurting patient care walked off the job Wednesday in five states and the District of Columbia, kicking off a major health care worker strike.5/13
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Medical workers and supporters hold signs as they protest outside of a Kaiser Permanente facility in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 4. Some 75,000 Kaiser Permanente hospital employees who say understaffing is hurting patient care walked off the job Wednesday in five states and the District of Columbia, kicking off a major health care worker strike.6/13
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Medical workers and supporters carry signs and march outside of a Kaiser Permanente facility in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 4. Some 75,000 Kaiser Permanente hospital employees who say understaffing is hurting patient care walked off the job Wednesday in five states and the District of Columbia, kicking off a major health care worker strike.7/13
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Medical workers and supporters hold signs as they protest outside of a Kaiser Permanente facility in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 4. Some 75,000 Kaiser Permanente hospital employees who say understaffing is hurting patient care walked off the job Wednesday in five states and the District of Columbia, kicking off a major health care worker strike.8/13
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Kaiser Permanente workers take a selfie during a protest outside the Kaiser Permanence hospital during a strike in the Panorama City section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Picketing has begun at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 workers who say understaffing is hurting patient care go on strike in five states and the District of Columbia. It marks the latest major labor unrest in the U.S. Kaiser Permanente is one of the country's larger insurers and health care system operators.9/13
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Kaiser Permanente workers carrying signs walk the picket line outside the Kaiser Permanence hospital during a strike in the Panorama City section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Picketing has begun at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 workers who say understaffing is hurting patient care go on strike in five states and the District of Columbia. It marks the latest major labor unrest in the U.S. Kaiser Permanente is one of the country's larger insurers and health care system operators.10/13
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Kaiser Permanente workers carrying signs walk the picket line outside the Kaiser Permanence hospital during a strike in the Panorama City section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Picketing has begun at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 workers who say understaffing is hurting patient care go on strike in five states and the District of Columbia. It marks the latest major labor unrest in the U.S. Kaiser Permanente is one of the country's larger insurers and health care system operators.11/13
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Kaiser Permanente workers raise protest signs as traffic passes outside the Kaiser Permanence hospital during a strike in the Panorama City section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Picketing has begun at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 workers who say understaffing is hurting patient care go on strike in five states and the District of Columbia. It marks the latest major labor unrest in the U.S. Kaiser Permanente is one of the country's larger insurers and health care system operators.12/13
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Kaiser Permanente workers raise protest signs as traffic passes outside the Kaiser Permanence hospital during a strike in the Panorama City section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Picketing has begun at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 workers who say understaffing is hurting patient care go on strike in five states and the District of Columbia. It marks the latest major labor unrest in the U.S. Kaiser Permanente is one of the country's larger insurers and health care system operators.13/13
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Kaiser Permanente workers raise protest signs outside the Kaiser Permanence hospital during a strike in the Panorama City section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Picketing has begun at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 workers who say understaffing is hurting patient care go on strike in five states and the District of Columbia. It marks the latest major labor unrest in the U.S. Kaiser Permanente is one of the country's larger insurers and health care system operators.
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