Unionized hospital care workers continued to strike for the 8th day today in front of Kapi‘iolani Medical Center for Women & Children after talks stalled for a new contract.

The strike began at 7 a.m. on Oct. 17 and is expected to continue round-the-clock, with no end date in sight, according to Hawaii Teamsters & Allied Workers, Local 996 President Kevin Holu.

“We’re still going,” he said. “Everbody’s still out there, feeling positive. We’ve had a lot of support from all the different unions.”

The union represents about 300 staff members at Kapi‘olani, including nurse aides, surgical techs, anesthesia techs, maintenance engineers, dietary workers, cooks, housekeepers, and others whose contract expired June 30.

Holu said members of Unite Here Local 5, which represents workers at Kaiser

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