31,000 Kaiser Nurses Are Still on Strike. Here's What They Told Me.
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Over 31,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses and healthcare workers have been on strike since January 26, 2026, with no end in sight. This Monday, February 9, another 4,000 pharmacy and lab workers are joining them in what has become one of the largest healthcare strikes in California history.
I've been on the picket lines since this fight started in October 2025, filming at Kaiser hospitals across Southern California. The workers I spoke with aren't just fighting for wages—they're fighting for safe staffing levels, patient care standards, and a healthcare system that's failing both workers and patients.
These are their voices, unfiltered, from the frontlines of a strike that's still unfolding.
Written by
Eric Aguila BSN, RN GERO-BC is currently practicing in Southern California.
