Explainer-Why are Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers on strike?
(Reuters) -About 75,000 medical workers from Kaiser Permanente facilities went on a planned three-day strike on Wednesday, putting pressure on one of the leading nonprofit U.S. healthcare networks to reach an agreement on a new contract. It is the largest walkout ever in the U.S. healthcare sector, surpassing a 53,000-person strike in 2018. It stems from staffing shortages plaguing the sector, largely a consequence of occupational "burnout" from the COVID-19 pandemic.