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October 20, 2025

Kaiser Permanente Healthcare Workers End Five-Day Strike
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A five-day strike organized by tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente
nurses and other frontline medical staff in California, Hawaii and
Oregon has ended. No agreement has reportedly been reached, but the
union representing the healthcare workers said there's "new momentum" to
begin negotiations. The union is requesting a salary increase of 25%
over four years.


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