Want to work <4 wk strike contract - Help!

ZASHAGALKA, RN · Jun 21, 2005

There's an agency, in Denver, that specializes in strike work - US Nursing http://www.usnursing.com

Great pay, and I personally don't think it's 'scab' work because 1. The nurses that DO strike don't really want patients not to be cared for and 2. Strike nurses bleed corporate accounts to the bone and I believe bring them back to the table much quicker.

I haven't done it, but considered it. One more thought - It will probably require you to get your Calif license as California isn't a 'compact' state and probably half of all strikes happen there. I've heard that a good agency can get you an 'emergency' license, though.

~faith,

Timothy,.

DaisyRN, ACNP · Jun 21, 2005

Hey thanks for the info!

Actually, I do have my Cali license already. Took a short-term assignment there in November. I will check into the site you provided.

Thanks!

suzanne4, RN · Jun 21, 2005

California is a walk-thru state and you can actually get a temporary license the same day. There is no such thing as an "emergency" license here.

Hardknox · Jun 21, 2005

Great pay, and I personally don't think it's 'scab' work because 1. The nurses that DO strike don't really want patients not to be cared for and 2. Strike nurses bleed corporate accounts to the bone and I believe bring them back to the table much quicker.

~faith,

Timothy,.

:angryfire That is NOT the way nurses in my hospital would reguard a scab. :angryfire And if you cross the picket line that is exactly what you are--a scab.

lady_jezebel · Jun 21, 2005

Great pay, and I personally don't think it's 'scab' work because 1. The nurses that DO strike don't really want patients not to be cared for and 2. Strike nurses bleed corporate accounts to the bone and I believe bring them back to the table much quicker.
~faith,
Timothy,.

:angryfire That is NOT the way nurses in my hospital would reguard a scab. :angryfire And if you cross the picket line that is exactly what you are--a scab.

But strike workers don't want to take your place. They're just temporarily filling the void. SOMEONE needs to take care of the patients! Also, like the poster said, their extra costs makes negotiations happen even more quickly.

So what's the problem???

caroladybelle, BSN, RN · Jun 21, 2005

There's an agency, in Denver, that specializes in strike work - US Nursing http://www.usnursing.com
1. The nurses that DO strike don't really want patients not to be cared for and 2. Strike nurses bleed corporate accounts to the bone and I believe bring them back to the table much quicker.

Sorry,

The few Nursing strikes that I have seen involved Nursing being seriously abused by management and ForProfit interests. The nurses were striking TO INSURE the safety of patients, through acceptable ratios and bearable condions, and had generally exhausted all other methods of negotiation.

And as facilities have plenty of warning regarding a nursing strike, allowing the caring facility to transfer those patients, if need be. As such, there is no "need" for strike nurses. Not to mention that the nurse managers could easily roll up their sleeves and take care of patients.

That said, US nursing handles many strikes.

I do not strike and I do not work strikes. If you want to, that's your issue.

Fiona59 · Jun 21, 2005

I work in a province that has deemed nurses (RN, RPN and LPN) as essential services and are NOT permitted to strike. If there is a wildcat walkout, the unions are heavily fined. When it has happened the managers have to run the care and I've never heard of "strike" nurses.

Having said that I've seen other strikes where people have crossed the lines. Are slashed tyres, vandalized cars, etc. worth the extra money?