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U.S largest healthcare strike continues amid industry crisis

Health-care workers protest outside a Kaiser Permanente medical center in Baldwin Park, California, the United States, on Oct 4, 2023. [Xinhua]

The largest health care workers' strike in the U.S history entered its second day on Thursday, arousing concerns over the shortage of healthcare staff.

More than 75,000 workers with the California-based healthcare organization Kaiser Permanente stood on the picket lines across the country, demanding better pay and benefits.

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