California mental health workers vote Friday to end the 10-week strike. Kaiser Permanente mental health workers and supporters here march outside a Kaiser facility in Sacramento, California, on August 15.
Mandatory Credit:	Rich Pedroncelli/AP

California mental health workers vote Friday to end the 10-week strike. Kaiser Permanente mental health workers and supporters here march outside a Kaiser facility in Sacramento, California, on August 15.
Mandatory Credit: Rich Pedroncelli/AP

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California mental health workers vote to end 10-week strike

A 10-week strike by about 2,000 therapists and other mental health professionals in Northern California ended with a ratification vote announced Friday. The strike, by Kaiser Permanente workers, was one of a growing number of work stoppages nationwide that have been focused on issues other than wages and benefits.