1,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses start one-day strike

One thousand nurses at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center began a one-day strike early Thursday over patient care and staffing levels, their union said Thursday.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United has been in negotiations with Kaiser Permanente since September for a new contract, the union said. The previous contract expired Sept. 30. Nurses have asked the organization for more supplies, such as syringes and the…