By Darrell Smith, The Sacramento Bee
Thousands of Kaiser Permanente hospital workers and nurses will walk off the job Jan. 31, making good on threats to strike over stalled bargaining talks with the health network.
Officials representing some 4,000 members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers toldKaiser on Tuesday they will be grabbing picket signs for the one-day walkout.
Kaiser and the union – which represents mental health professionals, therapists and optical workers in Northern California – have been in contract negotiations for more than a year over pension benefits, health care coverage and staffing issues.
It’s the fourth NUHW walkout of Kaiser facilities since negotiations with Kaiser began in 2010, union officials said.
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