More than 31,000 union nurses and hospital staff sent a strike notice to Kaiser Permanente on Friday indicating their intent to walk off their jobs with the Oakland-based healthcare system on Oct. 14.

The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals said it would be their largest strike against Kaiser, with tens of thousands of nurses and healthcare professionals striking at two dozen hospitals and clinics across California and Hawaii.

A Kaiser Permanente spokesman could not immediately comment on the union’s notification to strike.

By law, healthcare unions must give employers at least 10 days notice before a strike in order to ensure continuity of patient care and allow hospitals to prepare.

The union is seeking higher wages, better benefits and hiring

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