Comment on Health care workers picket outside US hospitals in multiple states, kicking off 3-day strike
RadicalCandour@startrek.website 8 months ago
Explain to me a fixed number of days to strike? Isn’t the point of striking that you refuse to work UNTIL there is a deal struck? Why only 3 days?
Chetzemoka@startrek.website 8 months ago
Healthcare strikes are complicated. It’s weird because it’s not like a retail business that can safely shut down. If we shut down a hospital, it could endanger people’s lives, and that’s the exact opposite of what we’re trying to accomplish.
So we strike with compromises. A three day strike is like a warning shot. It can be extended into an indefinite strike, if needed. Just a couple years ago here in Massachusetts, there was a nursing strike that lasted almost an entire year. That was accomplished by forcing them to staff the hospital with expensive travel nurses.
It’s a controversial tactic. It can prolong the strike, but it maintains the trust and support of the public, which is more intrinsic to healthcare than other businesses.
RadicalCandour@startrek.website 8 months ago
Thank you for this context. It’s very helpful. God speed 🫡