Unionized Kaiser Permanente Workers Authorize Strike in Oregon

(Portland, OR) -- Union members who work at Kaiser Permanente in Oregon are ready to strike. The union says 96-percent of participating members voted to approve the strike with 90-percent of the members voting.

If the strike is approved by union leaders, workers would have to give ten days of notice before the strike could begin. The union says the major issues are staffing and a two tiered pay system.

Kaiser argues that it pays workers above market rate.