On February 2, about 1,900 employees from Kaiser medical centers across the state went on a six-day strike.

The strikers were fighting for a wage increase. Strikers were also fighting to get a pension for the new employees. The strike ended February 7th 2015, causing 10 clinics to close throughout that week. Some patients even had to reschedule or meet their doctors at a different location.

McKinley freshman Stevanie Pasion said it was a good thing that Kaiser staff went on strike and fought for what they thought was fair.

“One person can’t do it by themselves, because the word won’t get out,” Pasion said.

Striker Lei said that they had tried to come up with other solutions, but “the strike was our last resort.”

When the strikers went back to work their was still with no agreement. Strikers said they accomplished getting the word out to the public, to let everyone know their unfair working conditions.

The two sides came back together to negotiate February 18, but there is still no agreement.