....as most public sector service workers are! The goverment have offered us a pay rise that is under inflation thus a effective pay cut of £600 a year. Our working conditions are some what dubious as well. The question in hand is... would the public view of nurses as generally good people turn if we went on strike or did a work to rule?"
2007-09-11 04:41:28 · 25 answers · asked by Jon P 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
happy bunny love...all i can do on behalf of my profession is to make a heart felt apology on the way your child was treated.. i can assure you we are not all so lacking in care.
Just a thought to those who feel if we went on strike it would be a total walk out. That would not be the case critical care and acute, emergancy etc services would be maintained.
2007-09-13 23:23:40 · update #1
yeah it sucks it took ages before they got anything from striking here though
2007-09-11 04:47:12 · answer #1 · answered by v 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well to tell the truth you are being taken advantage of and most nurses go through years of training to get just above minimum wage! Its disgusting the way the government treat the health care workers they are so important yet they are constantly being challenged by targets and trying to treat patients with no money for their medication and very low pay very long hours plus regular training days. At the end of the day you are people too and should stand up for your rights and the rights of the other nurses. The public will have many different views alot of the public is incredibly dim witted anyway!
2007-09-11 04:53:28 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think that nurses should, looking at the job that they do, be paid more.
However, at least you are getting a pay rise. My mother works for Barclays bank, and has done so for the last 15 years. She isn't just another teller, but a programmer and business analyst who works in their main building in canary wharf, yet she hasn't recieved a pay rise in 7 years (which is more of a pay cut that £600).
Perhaps it should just be made a law that everyone's pay rises with the rate of inflation, or else people just won't be able to afford houses etc. in a few years time.
2007-09-11 04:59:02 · answer #3 · answered by Kit Fang 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've personally had bad experiences of nursing staff and also known some seriously dedicated ones. I have no problem with any action you take over this issue - particularly as I work for my local authority I'll probably be called out on strike too.
2007-09-11 04:48:58 · answer #4 · answered by Nexus6 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In response to ligeas comments on nurses should never strike as vulnerable people will suffer..... firstly, vulnerable people are already suffering due to the low staffing on the wards, the moral-beaten and burnt out nurses that are caring for them in working conditions that you have no comprehension of. It is people like you, having no understanding of the politics of nursing make it impossible for nurses to get the professional respect thay deserve. In turn this is reflected by the amount of money thay are paid. nursing is not solely a vocation..it is a profession and as such, nurses should be paid in respect of this.
2007-09-11 05:02:08 · answer #5 · answered by aphrodite 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
im an engineer, nurses get paid more than i do, but i still managed to get a morgage, not 1 for a key worker, cheaper housing, run my car , and live my life, you have to work to get what you want in life, ive had 1 pay rise in 5 years, 1 1/2 % . so stop whining and work, if i strike, somthing dont get made, if you strike, somone dies !!!! can you live with that for a few £ extra ???????????
2007-09-11 20:09:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Considering how high taxes are these days it's a disgrace that the government is making pay cuts, however I have to disagree with the staff nurses being badly paid.
2007-09-11 06:27:17 · answer #7 · answered by Martin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Public sector workers have a habit of only telling half the story.
Most retire early with big fat pensions paid for by those in the private sector who in turn have to pay for their own pensions.
2007-09-11 06:00:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe Nurses are one of the most underpaid professionals in Western society. My wife is a Nurse (We are in Alberta, Canada.) We are in one of the largest economic booms in the World in this region of Canada and our Teachers and Nurses wages are seriously lagging behind the boom. Due to this Nurses are opting for other professions causing a major shortfall in staffing. Even in regions where there in no Boom, Nurses and Teachers need to be paid better. As an essential service there is never positive feedback to a Nurses strike however what alternative is there. Nurses are the backbone of the medical field and in my opinion they are taken advantage of by administration, and government.
2007-09-11 05:03:18 · answer #9 · answered by scojoc 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
After having spent four hours in A@E and observing what the nurses did in those four hours i was disgusted to think that they have the cheek to say they are underpaid they did nothing but chat about handbags and their hair while my son was in agony having just been beaten up by a gang of youths.They didnt even clean him up,we were sent on our way with a letter of dos and donts.thanks alot.
2007-09-11 10:01:36 · answer #10 · answered by happylove_bunny 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you sound to me you are in the wrong profession Jon P you do not strike in the medical world or work to rule as there are patients who will suffer and you will get old also and i get the view your attitude might change //the sick and the age depend on you so just think on and if you find you cant do that just leave you wont be missed
2007-09-11 04:55:30 · answer #11 · answered by srracvuee 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋