Nurses Strike

[PeterTCA]

I was the convenor of a group of hospital shop stewards in the mid-70's.
Because we were most unwilling to put our patients at risk we formulated
a series of "imaginative actions" by way of protest: ward occupations, occupying
admin centres, combining action with patient visitors, differing ways of
issuing information, imaginative press releases,.....
"Freedom" printed a 12 page insert which was widely distributed among
striking London hospital workers.

 

[The39thStep]

I was the convenor of a group of hospital shop stewards in the mid-70's.
Because we were most unwilling to put our patients at risk we formulated
a series of "imaginative actions" by way of protest: ward occupations, occupying
admin centres, combining action with patient visitors, differing ways of
issuing information, imaginative press releases,.....
"Freedom" printed a 12 page insert which was widely distributed among
striking London hospital workers.

Can you give a few more details about the dispute and what the result was ?

 

[kalidarkone]

I was the convenor of a group of hospital shop stewards in the mid-70's.
Because we were most unwilling to put our patients at risk we formulated
a series of "imaginative actions" by way of protest: ward occupations, occupying
admin centres, combining action with patient visitors, differing ways of
issuing information, imaginative press releases,.....
"Freedom" printed a 12 page insert which was widely distributed among
striking London hospital workers.

And, what's your point caller?

 

[platinumsage]

And are you from the Tilt-Up Concrete Association or the Transforming Construction Alliance?

 

[kalidarkone]

I sent my ballot off to strike week before last and yesterday my trust CEO notified us that we had met the conditions in order to carry out strike action.

It will effect the elective surgery lists.

 

[PeterTCA]

Can you give a few more details about the dispute and what the result was ?

Active Distribution reprinted the pamphlet as "Something Should Be Done" last year.

As the convenor I ended up in Crown Court .

 

[zahir]

Can you give a few more details about the dispute and what the result was ?

Some details here:

Rylands BlogThe Papers of Peter Good: An Accrual to the Dave Cunliffe Archive

Bruce Wilkinson writes: Dave Cunliffe spent much of the early 1970s in Blackburn’s alternative bookshop Amamus. Increasingly a magnet for much of the town’s underground activity it was here that he…

rylandscollections.com

 

[The39thStep]

Some details here:

Rylands BlogThe Papers of Peter Good: An Accrual to the Dave Cunliffe Archive

Bruce Wilkinson writes: Dave Cunliffe spent much of the early 1970s in Blackburn’s alternative bookshop Amamus. Increasingly a magnet for much of the town’s underground activity it was here that he…

rylandscollections.com

Thanks. After reading it I'm ot sure that anyone would to advocating be advocating this tactic in the nurses strike tbh

 

[dessiato]

I am disgusted that nurses and other health workers are being forced to strike. They deserve to be given more respect and rewarded accordingly.

 

[MickiQ]

I sent my ballot off to strike week before last and yesterday my trust CEO notified us that we had met the conditions in order to carry out strike action.

It will effect the elective surgery lists.

The hospital where my daughter and (effectively) daughter-in-law both work has also voted for strike action according to Middle Q however given the first is in A&E and the second in the ICU I suspect they themselves won't.
Middle reckons she will be there with her banner during her free time though.

 

[Pickman's model]

I am disgusted that nurses and other health workers are being forced to strike. They deserve to be given more respect and rewarded accordingly.

They should also have thousands more colleagues

 

[kalidarkone]

They should also have thousands more colleagues

38, 972 I believe.

 

[spellbinder]

This shows how fucked up this country really has become when nurses have no option but to strike for their voices to be heard

 

[Red Cat]

When was it different?