Local healthcare workers join statewide Kaiser Permanente strike

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Over 30,000 health care workers are set to protest and strike against Kaiser Permanente Tuesday morning through Sunday morning. They're asking for fair wages, better staffing and improved patient care. It's a cause local health care workers are now joining.

Over 60 workers gathered outside the Kaiser Permanent clinic in Palm Desert, on the corner of Gerald Ford Drive and Cook Street. They shouted with signs and pom pom's, and asked cars driving by to honk in support.

Stay with News Channel 3 for the latest updates as the health care workers plan to protest until 5 p.m. each day.