When Health Care Employees Strike: A Guide for Planning and Action, 2nd EditionISBN: 978-0-7879-6100-8
Paperback
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