More than 120 Kaiser Permanente medical workers in Santa Rosa, including registered nurses, physician assistants and nurse anesthetists, are expected to return to work Tuesday, ending a monthlong strike that was spurred by stalled negotiations.
The union representing the workers, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professional, said in a statement Monday morning that it had sent Kaiser a “notice of unconditional return to work” after getting talks back on track.
“The strike succeeded in bringing the employer back to serious negotiations, and returning to work allows us to continue closing remaining issues while members get back to caring for patients and serving our communities,” Anjetta Thackeray, a union spokesperson, said in an email…