"California's Labor Movement: A Hot Summer of Strikes and Latino Champions"

Labor actions continue to surge in California, with dozens of strikes across various occupations, including housekeepers, city workers, McDonald's employees, and dockworkers. A coalition of 85,000 Kaiser Permanente employees, mostly based in California, are voting on whether to authorize a strike as their current contract approaches expiration. The workers are demanding higher wages and addressing staffing shortages at Kaiser hospitals and clinics. If all 85,000 workers were to strike, it would be the largest strike by healthcare workers in U.S. history. Labor actions in California have been driven by the high cost of living in the Los Angeles area, fostering solidarity among unions.