Kaiser readies for pharmacy, lab worker strike as nurse walkout continues

Feb 3 (Reuters) - Kaiser Permanente urged members on Tuesday to get laboratory tests done this week after unions representing pharmacy and lab workers filed to begin ​striking in Southern California on Monday and an ongoing strike by thousands of nurses ‌and other health workers continued into a second week. The non-profit healthcare system said the United Food and Commercial Workers union ‌notified it of a planned strike by about 3,000 members starting February 9.