Kaiser Permanente nurses began their statewide strike on Jan. 26, with about 3,000 pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and lab workers joining the fray this week.
While the union’s claims of unfair labor practices and concerns about how their employer spends its financial reserves have received the vast majority of the attention over the past 17 days, little has been said about how the work stoppage is affecting Kaiser’s more than 600,000 members in San Diego County.
While it is clear that the strike has forced the heatlh care provider to hire replacement workers to fill in for those not working, Kaiser has not said how many prescheduled appointments it has had to reschedule or cancel due to the strike.
We are interested in hearing from patients who have had experiences, whether great or less so, in Kaiser San Diego facilities since Jan. 26. Email paul.sisson@sduniontribune.com with a short description of your experience.