That could change on Wednesday when she becomes one of 75,000 workers who participate in the nation’s largest health care strike in history.
During the Great Resignation in 2021-22, more than 5 million people left their health care jobs across the country.
“Kaiser Permanente is not immune from these challenges.”While Kaiser admits to the difficult challenge of filling health care jobs, the stress to its current workers has contributed to increased labor tension in the health care industry.
The increased number of health care strikes have happened despite health care workers making up only about 9% of private sector union members nationwide.
“But for health care workers, it is different.
Persons:
New York CNN — Savonnda Blaylock, she’s, Blaylock, we’re, ”, “, Kaiser, We’ve, ” Kaiser, “ Kaiser Permanente, John August, Naniaka Camara, Camara, ” Camara, Bob Muehlenkamp, Muehlenkamp, Sal Rosselli, ” Rosselli, ECRI, there’s, Marcus Schabacker, ” Schabacker
Organizations:
New, New York CNN, Kaiser Permanente, Management, of Labor Statistics, Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Kaiser, Montefiore Hospital, CNN, National Union of Healthcare Workers
Locations:
New York, California, Kaiser, California , Oregon, Washington , Colorado, Virginia, Washington, “ Kaiser, New York City, Bronx, York