Tag: nurses
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We are not the same nurses who went out on strike
An interview with three rank-and-file strike leaders from the recently concluded nurses strike in New York City.
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Ukrainian nurses call for continued solidarity in the face of unrelenting attacks
Ukraine’s healthcare system is pushed to its limits, Kris Parker explains. Hundreds of thousands of combined military and civilian casualties, frequent Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure, and systemic underfunding of hospitals have posed significant challenges to those working in healthcare. The U.S.-based Ukrainian NGO Kryla, with support from the Ukraine Solidarity Network, has launched a…
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Who should run hospitals?
Tempest’s Sam Friedman reports on conversations with striking nurses at RWJBarnabas, who are drawing the conclusion that health care workers, not corporations, should run our hospitals.
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Healthcare workers demand an end to the siege on Gaza
A statement and petition from healthcare workers in opposition to the collective punishment of Gazans demands an end to the seige.
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Sixty-seven days on strike
Tempest’s Sam Friedman reports on an ongoing strike by nurses at RWJBarnard Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ.
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How NYC nurses won their strike
Tempest’s Mel Bienenfeld shares an account by NYSNA member Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez of how nurses organized themselves and their community ahead of the victorious NYC nurses strike.
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You don’t want your nurse to be overworked
Tempest member Snehal Shingavi spoke to four nurses in Texas who participated in rallies last month to protest understaffing at a number of major hospitals.