Workplace unrest is becoming more common in the Southern Californian healthcare industry, particularly among nurses. With thousands of registered employees on strike and skilled professionals participating in organized work stoppages against three hospital systems,
On January 26, 2026, approximately 31, 000 nurses and healthcare professionals from the United Nurses Associations of California/ United Health Professionals ( UNAC/UHCP ) started a permanent strike at Kaiser Permanente. 3, 000 pharmacy and lab technicians joined the nurses ' and healthcare workers ' attack, which came on February 12 after a three-day work stoppage.
