Nurses crossing picket lines??

[KacyLynnRN]

My friend, who is an experienced travel RN, is thinking about taking a job where she will make $5,000 a week pay, but she has to go to another state and cross a picket line to get to work. I know a little bit about strikes and picket lines from my father, who has been a manager in a auto-parts factory for years. I can remember during strikes people would actually try to attack him physically, damage his car, and even threaten to kill him. Needless to say, I am pretty upset about my friend taking this position. I am very concerned for her safety. Does anyone know anything about nurses on strike? Can those strikes be as violent and dangerous as other union strikes?? I am trying to talk my friend out of going. Any insight/advice you could give me would be great. Thanks.

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

I just finished reading this thread backwards . . . very interesting.

To the OP, as some have said we have the freedom to do as we see fit and if she wants to cross a picket line, so be it. I wouldn't worry about safety per se but there can be comments made, as you've probably seen reading this thread.

I'm a firm believer in the power of myself and would not join a union.

I would not take a job that forced me to do mandatory overtime in the first place.

In any relationship there are going to be problems. I like Zenman's ideas. Sometimes we go in with the mindset that management is evil and that isn't very effective when attempting to solve problems. And it isn't true. I've seen lazy nurses, dangerous nurses, gossipy nurses and I've seen awesome nurses. Management has it's share of the same.

I live in a small rural community and we are a non-union hospital although about 5 years ago a union did try to come in but was voted down. A local hospital went on strike right after I graduated and some of the nurses I went to school with crossed the picket line with honorable intentions to serve their patients. Saying you have no respect for people who cross picket lines is unfair - not all of them are doing it for green fees :chuckle (sorry Tom).

steph

[Heather7373]

Okay ladies and gentlemen, putting all passions aside, did we forget we are in the middle of nursing shortage. Meaning, if you dont like how you are treated, go somewhere else. I worked one strike at Stanford couple of summers ago, and let me tell you the issues were not fair working conditions, nor were they about patient care. They were about more money and more benefits. I was disgusted by the "give me" attitude. They have some of the best working conditions I have seen anywhere and are the second highest paid nurses in the state. So before you play the "poor me" card on striking and unions, you really need to know why the nurses are striking. Just food for thought.

[Rn2b204]

I must say that I read this whole thread from the beginning. boy what a thread I enjoyed reading all the posts on here.

Zenman, I must say you were very well spoken at all times. There need to be more nurses like you in our world. There are sooooooooooo many that don't look at the bigger issue, many that are not involved in organizations and those nurses that are not taking any steps to better this profession for themselves or future nurses, just complaining. I don't think unionizing will better the nursing profession either. Being more involved will.

And if they offer me $5000/week to work you better believe I will be there with bells and whistles on. :rotfl: :) :rotfl: :) (after I get my RN) I'm not the one on strike they are for all I know I might not agree with why they are striking.

Zenman I must say your posts keep me reading :)

Rn2be204 :balloons: :balloons:

[teeituptom, BSN, RN]

I just finished reading this thread backwards . . . very interesting.

To the OP, as some have said we have the freedom to do as we see fit and if she wants to cross a picket line, so be it. I wouldn't worry about safety per se but there can be comments made, as you've probably seen reading this thread.

I'm a firm believer in the power of myself and would not join a union.

I would not take a job that forced me to do mandatory overtime in the first place.

In any relationship there are going to be problems. I like Zenman's ideas. Sometimes we go in with the mindset that management is evil and that isn't very effective when attempting to solve problems. And it isn't true. I've seen lazy nurses, dangerous nurses, gossipy nurses and I've seen awesome nurses. Management has it's share of the same.

I live in a small rural community and we are a non-union hospital although about 5 years ago a union did try to come in but was voted down. A local hospital went on strike right after I graduated and some of the nurses I went to school with crossed the picket line with honorable intentions to serve their patients. Saying you have no respect for people who cross picket lines is unfair - not all of them are doing it for green fees :chuckle (sorry Tom).

steph

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At least I have a reson that works for me :rotfl: :balloons: