More Than 30,000 Kaiser Permanente Health Care Workers to End Strike in California and Hawaii

Members of the United Nurses Associations of California and Union of Healthcare Professionals strike outside of Kaiser Permanente on Broadway in Oakland, Calif., on Jan. 28, 2026. Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via APLOS ANGELES—An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other front-line Kaiser Permanente health care workers will return to work on Tuesday after a four-week strike in California and Hawaii to demand better wages and staffing.The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals said in a statement Monday that “significant movement at the bargaining table” prompted an end to the walkout. The statement didn’t offer more specifics.