Hundreds of Bay Area Kaiser health workers join picket line demanding fair contract

ON MONDAY MORNING, the corner of Broadway and West MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland was a hub of activity as hundreds of striking health workers held up placards and chanted slogans demanding a fair contract from Kaiser Permanente. 

Around 31,000 Kaiser Permanente health workers went on strike in California and Hawaii on Monday, over negotiations that began in May 2025 for a new national contract.