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Dozens of nurses planning to strike

FONTANA - About 80 specialty nurses at Kaiser Permanente plan to strike Monday, as part of an 800-member union walkout in Southern California, according to a union spokeswoman.

They will do so if the hospital continues its push for the elimination of employer-provided retirement benefits.

"The rest of corporate America is attacking retirement benefits, and it's a disappointment that Kaiser Permanente is participating," said Laureen Lazarovici, communications director for United Nurses Association of California/United Healthcare Professionals.

In a series of votes from Feb. 28 to March 8, the nurses authorized the union to give Kaiser a 10-day notice of its intention to strike. ...

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