Aude Guerrucci/ReutersKaiser Permanente and a coalition of labor unions reached a tentative agreement to end a contract dispute that sent 75,000 nurses, technicians, pharmacists, support staff, and other workers on a three-day strike last week. It was the largest health-care walkout in U.S. history, taking place in California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. The coalition argued that wages, low staffing, and job outsourcing were major issues that harmed patient care
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This week, more than 75,000 unionized workers at Kaiser Permanente walked off the job, the latest in a string of high-profile labor actions across the country.