More than 1,300 health care workers across Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California hospitals are set to strike Monday, citing unsafe staffing levels, burnout and risks to patient care.
The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, which represents the workers, announced that caregivers from more than 20 facilities plan to walk out on Sept. 8.
The strike marks the first major labor action by this group as they negotiate their initial union contract with Kaiser…