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Union Representing Kaiser Workers Gives Notice of Planned Strike
Union Representing Kaiser Workers Gives Notice of Planned Strike
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16 minutes
Released:
Nov 5, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Thousands of unionized Kaiser Permanente nurses and other healthcare workers in Southern California are preparing to go on strike. This comes after months of talks and negotiations have stalled.
Reporter: Jackie Fortier, KPCC
An investigation from the Los Angeles Times has found that thousands of times a year, Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies pull over bicyclists for minor violations, and then search them even though they often have no reason to suspect they’ll find something illegal. This is particularly impacting the Latino community.
Guests: Alene Tchekmedvian and Ben Poston, Reporters, LA Times
California just received the last chunk of federal COVID-19 relief dollars, aimed at helping the state’s students recover from the pandemic. The $5 billion being released is money schools are already expecting and brings the total the state has recieved to $15 billion.
Reporter: Julia McEvoy, KQED
The Self Parking Program at Long Beach City College will allow students who are living out of their cars to park overnight in one of the college’s parking structures. They'll have access to wi-fi, showers and electrical outlets.
Reporter: Keith Mizuguchi, The California Report
Reporter: Jackie Fortier, KPCC
An investigation from the Los Angeles Times has found that thousands of times a year, Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies pull over bicyclists for minor violations, and then search them even though they often have no reason to suspect they’ll find something illegal. This is particularly impacting the Latino community.
Guests: Alene Tchekmedvian and Ben Poston, Reporters, LA Times
California just received the last chunk of federal COVID-19 relief dollars, aimed at helping the state’s students recover from the pandemic. The $5 billion being released is money schools are already expecting and brings the total the state has recieved to $15 billion.
Reporter: Julia McEvoy, KQED
The Self Parking Program at Long Beach City College will allow students who are living out of their cars to park overnight in one of the college’s parking structures. They'll have access to wi-fi, showers and electrical outlets.
Reporter: Keith Mizuguchi, The California Report
Released:
Nov 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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