SAN MARCOS — Kaiser Permanente nurses and health care workers in the San Diego area joined their counterparts across the state and in Hawaii today in the fourth day of an open-ended strike alleging unfair labor practices amid prolonged contract talks.
Roughly 31,000 members of the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals vowed to stay on strike until a fair contract agreement is reached. UNAC/UHCP members include registered nurses, pharmacists, nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners, midwives, physician assistants, rehabilitation therapists, speech-language pathologists, dietitians, and other specialty health care professionals.
The strike began at 7 a.m. Monday…