Thursday, June 10, 2010

Yikes. They're on Strike!

It isn't just a threat anymore. The nurses walked out at 7am for a 24 hour strike. Not sure how much movement a 24 hour strike can generate in contract negotiations, so we might be in this mess for awhile. 12,000 nurses in the metro are out. About 3,000 replacement nurses are covering.

3 comments:

Kuoppala and Inlaws said...

heh 24 hour strike... I guess I find that fairly humorous :-)

Charlie

Kuoppala and Inlaws said...

Sometimes it works to send a message. I would love to send a few myself. :)
-a

Kuoppala and Inlaws said...

If I was in the hospital during even a 24 hour strike... I would be raising some havoc. It isn't neccessarily the nurses being gone, it's the loss they will have - financially - from patients leaving and potential lawsuits. A lot can happen in 24 hours.
H.