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More than 30,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers to end strike in California and Hawaii
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More than 30,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers to end strike in California and Hawaii

  • The Associated Press
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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 union said in a statement Monday that "significant movement at the bargaining table" prompted an end to the walkout. There are no details about what progress was made during negotiations or what a potential deal might look like. Kaiser Permanente officials didn't immediately comment on the union's announcement.

Labor Day weekend has arrived. What to know about the holiday
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Labor Day weekend has arrived. What to know about the holiday

  • By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press

Labor Day is a holiday celebrating the American worker. But from barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark it by finding ways to relax. It's celebrated on the first Monday of September. While actions by unions in recent years to advocate for workers have been a reminder of the holiday's activist roots, the three-day weekend it creates has become a touchstone in the lives of Americans marking the unofficial end of summer.