6 AM ET: Healthcare strike, hottest September on record, RSV shot unaccessible & more

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🗓️ 5 October 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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It’s day 2 of the largest healthcare strike in US history - we’ll tell you what workers are demanding. As the race heats up for a new Speaker of the House, the contenders face the same issue as before. Last month was the hottest September on record, with scientists saying we’re seeing the effects of climate change in real time. And that’s at least partly what’s being blamed for flooding in India, where 100 people are still missing. Plus, there’s a new shot to protect newborns from RSV, but parents may not be able to get access to it To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:38.0	More than 75,000 health care workers across the country are still on strike today in the largest strike of its kind in U.S. history.
0:46.0	The workers are unionized employees of Kaiser Permanente, one of the country's largest not-for-profit
0:51.2	health care providers, and include nursing staff and receptionists.
0:56.0	Bargaining sessions between Kaiser and the union ended yesterday without a settlement, but
1:00.3	the company says, quote, a number of tentative agreements in bargaining have been reached.
1:05.0	And it's optimistic about finding a quote fair and equitable agreement.
1:10.0	The union's demands include higher pay and a solution to manage staff shortages
1:14.6	with workers on the picket line in California saying they feel overworked and
1:19.2	burnt out.
1:20.2	Nurses are doing a two to three person's job and it makes it very hard to take care of patients.
1:27.0	Patients are waiting longer than usual.
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