""No one wanted to strike, but the way we think about it is it's going to help patient safety in the future," said Arezou Mansourian."
""The people who are actually taking care of patients are not being able to take care of their own families. That's the frustrating part," Mansourian said."
""When you put all these factors together - for profit healthcare industry, poor services, low pay and very large industry, you have all the different factors for why workers are unionizing and why they're taking action," Overtz said."
""Our strong offer boosts above-market pay, benefits and career growth, and raises wages by 21.5% over four years. It also improves medical plans, retiree benefits, and invests in educational trust funds supporting employees' goals.""
Approximately 2,800 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers in Northern California will begin a strike Tuesday, joining 31,000 union members across California, Hawaii, Oregon, and southeast Washington. Arezou Mansourian, a union spokesperson representing nurses and other health professionals, cites low pay and inability to support families as primary grievances and says the strike aims to improve patient safety. Labor expert Robert Overtz links increased union action to structural healthcare problems such as for-profit models, poor services, and low pay. Kaiser Permanente calls the strike unnecessary and disruptive, says facilities will remain open, and asserts a proposed 21.5% wage increase and benefit improvements over four years.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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