More than 31,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses and other healthcare workers in California and Hawaii have ended their strike after negotiating better pay and staffing.[1][2] The strike lasted approximately 4 weeks and involved registered nurses, pharmacists, medical assistants, midwives and therapists.[1][3] The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) workers demanded a 25% pay increase over four years, while Kaiser offered 21.5%.[2] The strike affected dozens of hospitals and hundreds of clinics, with hospitals remaining open, although some procedures were postponed.[3][5] A previous five-day strike took place in October over similar demands for safe working conditions.[2][3] Kaiser Permanente has filed a federal lawsuit over the bargaining process with an alliance of 62,000 workers.[2] Workers will return to work on Tuesday, resuming full health care.[1]