About 75,000 employees of the American health insurance company Kaiser Permanente went on strike in a number of American states. Due to low wages and a shortage of workers in the health sector.
US health sector workers announced the beginning of a major strike, explaining that the lack of staff was harming patient care.
The strikers include licensed vocational nurses, home health aides, sonographers, and technicians. The union members are seeking to increase wages and increase the number of employees, while the doctors did not participate in the strike.”
A Kaiser Permanente executive said that compensation and employee retention are better than resorting to competitors.
It is noteworthy that Kaiser Permanente is one of the largest insurance companies and operators of health care systems in the United States.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency