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Kaiser Permanente welcomed back 30,000 employees Monday after a five-day strike ended Sunday, with the healthcare provider resuming normal operations across California.

The work stoppage, which began last Tuesday, involved unionized workers and nurses at Kaiser facilities statewide, including approximately 50 workers who picketed at the Palm Desert clinic on Gerald Ford Drive.

Negotiations are scheduled to resume Wednesday, focused on economic issues—specifically employee wages. The union representing the workforce is seeking a 25-percent wage increase over four years and additional staffing to improve patient care ratios.

Kaiser Permanente has countered with a contract proposal offering 21.5-percent in total base wage increases over four years, along