PORTLAND, Oregon — Seventy-five-thousand Kaiser Permanente health care workers went on strike on Wednesday around the country, including in Oregon and Washington. Union members said it’s the biggest health care worker strike ever nationally.
On Wednesday, union members said Kaiser Permanente walked away from bargaining negotiations until the strike was over.
In Oregon and Southwest Washington, 4,000 workers ranging from radiology technicians, to medical assistants and housekeepers are bargaining for better pay, more job protections and more staffing.
“This has never been like this,” Juanita Kamhoot, a Kaiser Permanente certified nurses assistant said.
Kamhoot said she is regularly working 80
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