“When we’re regularly struggling with what we feel are inadequate staffing levels, it is difficult to care for our patients to the degree we believe they deserve,” said nurse Gianna Pomponi, who works in the adult intensive care unit.
Health workers have become regular victims of violence, easy targets for a society that vents its anger against those who are there to care for others.
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NYU Langone Health gave the nurse, Hesen Jabr, an award for her work, for compassionate care. Later that day, she said hospital officials then fired her because she made pro-Palestinian remarks in an acceptance speech.
A new generation of doctors struggling with ever-increasing workloads and crushing student debt is helping drive unionization efforts in a profession that historically hasn't organized.
An enduring union-community alliance in the Twin Cities may be a model for progressive victories. The Twin Cities saw a series of labor actions, premised on the belief-the more disparate groups of workers unite in common cause, the more they can win.
Richer countries facing staff shortages in the health sector often recruit staff from poorer countries – leaving those countries’ health systems even more understaffed.
Increased militancy after pandemic sacrifices and tighter labor market contributed to impressive contract deals in the last year.
Hospitals portray unions as opposed to the interests of patients. The opposite is true: health care unions have been the strongest advocates for safer conditions and patients who can’t pay debts.
The most successful health insurance program, Medicare, was enacted in July,1965 to provide health insurance for people ages 65 and older and disabled regardless of income or medical history. Medicare is more efficient than private health insurance
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