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Healthcare Workers End Largest Strike In US History With No Deal Reached

  • Over 75,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers went on a three-day strike over wages and staffing shortages.
  • The strike took place at hundreds of Kaiser hospitals and facilities in California, Colorado, Oregon, Virginia, Washington DC and other states.
  • Workers demanded a $25 minimum hourly wage and annual increases to address staff shortages exacerbated by the pandemic.
  • Kaiser Permanente proposed lower wage increases but made commitments to hire additional staff.
  • Talks ended Wednesday with no deal reached, but both sides remain open to further negotiations.
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