More than 31,000 Members of the United Nurses Associations of California are striking Kaiser Permanente. These Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) are now on Strike at more than two dozen Kaiser Permanente Hospitals and hundreds of Clinics across California and Hawaii. The American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME)-Affiliated Union is part of the larger Alliance of Health Care Unions, a coalition representing over 60,000 Workers at the Health Care Company. Nurses and other Health Care Staff walking the picket line in this open-ended Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike are fighting for a contract that includes safe staffing protocols and fair compensation so they can ensure the highest quality patient care. “We’re not going on Strike to make noise,” UNAC/UHCP President Charmaine Morales, a Registered Nurse, said.