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Hundreds of health care workers began a 24-hour strike over contract negotiations this morning at five Daughters of Charity Health System hospitals through the state, including in Daly City, San Jose, Moss Beach and Gilroy.
Members of the Service Employees International Union United Health Care Workers-West started the strike at 6 a.m. today, union spokesman Mason [...]

Health care reform is on many minds as employers are paying higher premiums and employees are paying higher deductibles. Some would argue for market-based reforms with no government intervention such that weaker, inefficient and consumer-despised plans will fail and only cost-effective, consumer-friendly plans will prevail. Others will push for some sort of government-mandated reform, either [...]