#nurses strike

[nights-are-better]

it shouldn’t be a joke that people are broke in certain careers. it shouldn’t be a joke that people are broke in certain careers. it shouldn’t be a joke that people are broke in certain careers. it shouldn’t be a joke that people are broke in certain careers.

PAY YOUR WRITERS LIVEABLE WAGES. PAY YOUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS LIVEABLE. PAY TEACHERS LIVEABLE WAGES.

PAY YOUR WORKERS LIVEABLE WAGES

PAY PEOPLE SO THEY CAN LIVE

[mysharona1987]

[yipyipallyall]

Meanwhile, in r/nursing...

So that's interesting.

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

Solidarity with all the NHS workers striking right now (and everyone else striking, of course).

If people die due to this action, it should be on the conscience of the Tory Government, not on the workers.

[uspolshit]

Amplifying.

[iww-gnv]

Strike begins, Colorado Kaiser Permanente health care workers start picketing

Tens of thousands of workers at Kaiser Permanente health care locations -- including in Colorado -- are now on strike.

Tens of thousands of workers at Kaiser Permanente health care locations -- including in Colorado -- are now on strike. Picketing has begun outside facilities like the Aurora Centrepoint Medical Offices where the strikers are wearing purple shirts and waving signs, many saying "PATIENT CARE!" There are approximately 30 places in Colorado where the picketing will be happening. The strike is the largest for health care workers in U.S. history and is expected to last for three days. Kaiser Permanente management and union leaders spent the night and into this morning trying to work out a deal. Over the weekend, the two sides failed to reach an agreement with the main issues being low pay, short staffing and long wait times that employees say many patients are facing. In addition to Colorado, the strike is happening in California, Oregon, Virginia, Washington state and Washington, D.C., according to the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions.

[destielmemenews]

"Picketers across California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington who are represented by a coalition of unions walked off the job Wednesday. They are seeking higher wages and solutions to a short-staffing crisis, exacerbated by the pandemic, that has left workers feeling overburdened and run down."

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[kipplekipple]

All my support for the NHS nurses, who have voted to strike.

I am multiply chronically ill and I need nurses for a wide variety of reasons. I need nurses who are well-paid, well-fed, and not distracted by financial concerns. I need nurses whose working conditions are good, nurses who come to work knowing they aren't being exploited.

Of course, I need that for everyone because I'm not an absolute monster. But just for those who will seek to use people like me as a bludgeon against medical personnel engaging in strike action - no thanks.

I need nurses who are in a position to do their jobs, not nurses who do their best despite.