Dr Seema Pattni’s Post

Pay dispute's are common and have caused a number of strikes by staff in a number of industries in and around the EU over the last few years........... Should medical professionals be able to strike, does it not go against the hippocratic oath? "I will use my power to help the sick to the best of my ability and judgement; I will abstain from harming or wronging any man by it" This is now their 11th Strike!! The ideology behind strikes has always been for fairer pay/conditions but at what cost...... and should laws be passed that for certain industries/ jobs striking is made illegal?? https://lnkd.in/emSGsH_n

In a bid to end the ongoing strikes, junior doctors have been offered a substantial 22% pay rise. Union leaders are urging members of the BMA to accept this offer as "the best deal possible," but have also cautioned that if next year's pay recommendation falls short, further strike action may be unavoidable. The decision now lies in the hands of the junior doctors, as they weigh the benefits of the proposed pay rise against the potential for future strikes. Read more: https://buff.ly/4d3o8eu #WorkHealthcare #HealthcareProfessionals #HealthcareJobs #Hiring #UK #GP #DentalJobs #JobSearch #UKNews #JobTrend

The recent news suggests that the UK government is considering giving workers the right to strike for up to a year, doubling the current six-month mandate for industrial action. Under the existing laws, if workers vote to strike, the mandate expires after six months, at which point unions must hold another ballot to extend it. The proposed change would allow workers and unions more time to continue their strikes without the need for additional voting, potentially strengthening their negotiating position during prolonged disputes over pay and working conditions. This comes as part of ongoing discussions around workers' rights and the balance between government regulations and the ability of employees to take industrial action, particularly in sectors like healthcare and public services. The move could have significant implications for labor relations and collective bargaining in the UK. #Strikes #WorkersRights #UKGovernment #IndustrialAction #Labor

Strike action has become an everyday feature in the United Kingdom leaving many people’s access to public services immensely limited. About 4m working days have been lost as a result of strikes in the past year – much to the detriment of an already weak economy. Compare this to 450,000 strike days in the average year in the 2010s and the scale of our crisis is evident. Although striking teachers and train drivers are indeed disruptive, they don’t put people’s lives at risk. However, when junior doctors, nurses and consultants walk out, they do. Just before Christmas it was announced that there would be a three-day strike in December, followed by a six-day strike early in the New Year – the latter of which has just ended. This particular period of the year is widely known to be when the NHS is under the most strain, usually as a result of flu, but more so this year due to Norovirus and Covid hospitalisations. As a result of the strike action and the subsequent postponement of outpatient appointments and operations, many elderly patients were left to spend Christmas cooped up in a hospital, rather than spending time with their family despite being medically fit for discharge. ✍️Matthew Bowles https://lnkd.in/eV7BnWhX

Junior doctors are set to strike again for 5 days in the lead up to the general election over their long-running pay dispute. Members from the BMA will walk out from 7am on 27th June as there has been no credible new offer after fresh talks started in mid-May. The BMA have asked for a 35% pay rise to make up for 15 years of below-inflation pay rises. This will be the 11th walkout by junior doctors, since their first strike in March 2023. There is expected to be huge disruptions to elective services, like routine operations. Nearly 1.5 million appointments and operations have been cancelled due to strike action in England, costing around £3bn. https://lnkd.in/efz3XhHQ #Strikes #JuniorDoctorStrikes #NHS #strikeAction #BMA #NHSEngland #Healthcare

Labor Relations 101: How 'Quickie Strikes' Turn Into Lockouts Lockouts and post-strike lockouts are (mostly) lawful. Last week, approximately 3,000 nurses represented by the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA)—affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers—went on a three-day strike at six Providence Health facilities across Oregon. “The strike comes after more than six months of contract bargaining between Providence and the nurses' unions at each facility, including federal mediation, in an effort to avoid a strike,” reported KGW8.com. As often happens with strikes in healthcare, Providence Health hired replacement nurses to staff the hospitals and care for patients. However, on Friday, when the unionized nurses went to return to work, the replacement staff stayed and Providence Health locked the striking nurses out for an additional two days. Immediately, the ONA declared the lockout was “illegal.” As strikes and lockouts are the “economic weapons” used by unions and employers, respectively, the ONA’s declaration that the lockout is “illegal” may be flat-out wrong. Here’s why… Read the rest here: https://lnkd.in/e2ZbEE5d #news #unions #laborrelations

ICM ANNUAL #CRISIS REPORT 2023: LABOR ISSUES This category crept upwards with 4.65% of stories tracked, still well below a recent pre-pandemic high. According to the Economic Policy Institute, major strike activity in the U.S. grew by 280% for the year. Data released by Bloomberg Law noted 345 strikes and two employer lockouts. Work    actions had the most active year since 2000. Among the largest work stoppages was an 82-day strike by 160 thousand SAG-AFTRA members against Hollywood studios. The Writers Guild launched a simultaneous strike against the same Hollywood producers. In a precedent-setting move, 53,700 United Auto Workers members launched a 43-day strike against Ford, General Motors, Stellantis and Mack Trucks. A coalition of 75,600 union members staged a three-day walkout against healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente. In the Philippines, a series of strikes by transportation providers lingered for several months,protesting the government’s plan to phase out  older and WWII-era vehicles for more eco-friendly models. Additional work actions included teacher strikes in Lebanon, Los Angeles, South Korea, New Zealand and Romania; school bus drivers in Alaska; German public transport workers; workers at Temple and Rutgers Universities; taxi drivers in Cape Town, South Africa; city workers in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan; and casino workers in Detroit. #crisismanagement #laborstrikes #reputation #crisiscommunication DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE REPORT HERE: https://lnkd.in/e3DTUuA

Whenever a public policy professor (making over $300k/year) talks about labor boss (making over $700k/year) tactics crippling the economy he's generally on the wrong side of the debate. The US does not have ONE port that's ranked in the top 50 global ports for getting ships in-and-out. we are 50% as efficient as our global counterparts. the current flaccid administration is allowing 50k one party voters to hold 333MM people hostage and increasing our collective cost of good. Economics is about incentives, how do i know the union gets better than market? Because their jobs can easily be replaced by other US citizens happy to earn what they already earning, let alone what they are being offered as a compromise (a 50% increase in wages++.) More so their focus on completely stopping automation tells you everything you need to know. How many Chinese ports are automated with remote workers guiding the flow of goods? #extortion #inflation #HeirReich

PSA: Anytime workers go on strike, you’ll likely hear a lot in the media about how “disruptive” and “costly” strikes are for the economy. Rubbish. Consider that the status quo before strikes was even more disruptive and costly to workers’ livelihoods — and to their well-being.

FOCUS on how Michigan Supreme Court's ruling to increase the state's minimum wage and mandated sick leave is impacting local businesses and their employees and how the LRCC is calling on our legislators to take action. Learn More on page 25 : https://lnkd.in/egThbC4