Carrie Esqueda
Kaiser patient who described personal impacts of the strike, including delays and cancellations of scheduled surgery and the resulting difficulties in daily life and work.
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Feb 12, 2026 • 55min
Kaiser Permanente Strike Enters Third Week as Talks Stall
Carrie Esqueda, a patient affected by canceled surgery; Dr. Robert Pearl, former Permanente Medical Group CEO and Stanford lecturer; John Logan, director of labor studies; and Farida Jhabvala Romero, labor reporter, discuss the strike’s causes. They cover staffing, pay and bargaining breakdowns. Conversations also touch on Kaiser’s finances, reserve explanations, on-the-ground picket realities, and implications for patient care.
