On Wednesday morning, unionized employees of Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health providers, have begun to walk off the job....
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Kaiser Permanente appeared headed for a labor clash with 75,000 of its healthcare workers as union leaders said contract talks had stalled on Tuesday, leaving the two sides hours avway from a threatened three-day strike in several states.
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More than 75,000 unionized employees of Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health providers, are walking off the job Wednesday, marking the largest health care worker strike in US history....