Kaiser Permanente Local 5 union workers begin 6-day strike

(KHON2) – By Kristine Uyeno. Kaiser Permanente Local 5 workers on three islands are walking the picket lines as part of a six-day strike.

Hundreds of Kaiser Permanente Hawaii workers begin 6-day strike

(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) – By Kristen Consillio. Hundreds of workers at Hawaii’s largest health maintenance organization started a six-day strike on Monday.

Kaiser Permanente workers in Hawaii begin 6-day strike

(Washington Times) – By Audrey McAvoy (AP). Kaiser Permanente workers in Hawaii on Monday started a six-day strike with picketing in front of clinics and a hospital.

Local 5 employees begin strike against Kaiser Permanente

(Hawaii News Now) – By Chelsea Davis. After more than two years of negotiations, still no deal between Kaiser Permanente and Unite Here Local 5.

Clock ticking as Kaiser union members prepare for strike

(KHON2) – By Sarah Yoro. Hundreds of Local 5 workers at Kaiser Permanente could be hitting the picket lines in a matter of hours.

The Carroll Cox Show: Kaiser workers discuss upcoming strike

(The Carroll Cox Show) – Carroll’s guests are Cindy Aban and Maria Smith, medical assistants at Kaiser Permanente and members of Local 5, Hawaii’s hospitality and health care union.     Kaiser has 1,800 members in Local 5, working in many types of jobs.  Starting tonight and continuing until next Saturday, they will be on strike with pickets at the Honolulu Clinic from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.  They will also picket at the Moanalua, Waipio, Maui and Big Island clinics.    They want you to know you should keep your appointments, but you may want to call first.   They will not be blocking entrances, and the clinics will be staffed.