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When Health Care Employees Strike: A Guide for Planning and Action, 2nd Edition

ISBN: 978-0-7879-6100-8
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176 pages
February 2002, Jossey-Bass
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Acknowledgements ix

About the Authors xi

Introduction xiii

Part 1 Health Care Strikes: Legal and Moral Implications

1 The Impact of Labor Legislation on the Health Care Industry 3

2 Types of Strikes: Causes and Characteristics 19

3 Strike-Related Actions: Union and Management 29

4 Nursing Strikes: A Breed Apart 45

5 The Future: Proposals for Change 59

Appendix A: Ashtabula General Hospital Nurse Strike Chronology 74

Appendix B: The Use of Interest Arbitration in the Public Sector 81

Part 2 Sample Strike Plan

Strike Planning Committees 95

Human Resource Policies 97

Financial Policies and Procedures 101

Personnel Plan 105

Patient Care Services 110

Food Services 126

Accommodations 128

Engineering and Plant Operations 130

Supplies Subcommittee 136

Security 138

Labor-Employee Relations 141

Morale Committee 142

Communication 145

Index 149

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