Title: When health care employees strike : a guide for planning and action /
Authors: Kruger, Kenneth F.; Metzger, Norman, 1924-; American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Health Services manpower.; Strikes, Employee; Collective Bargaining legislation & jurisprudence; Strikes and lockouts Hospitals Law and legislation United States.; Collective labor agreements Hospitals United States.; United States; United States
Contents: Pt. 1. Health Care Strikes: Legal and Moral Implications -- 1. The Impact of Labor Legislation on the Health Care Industry -- 2. Types of Strikes: Causes and Characteristics -- 3. Strike-Related Actions: Union and Management -- 4. Nursing Strikes: A Breed Apart -- 5. The Future: Proposals for Change -- App. A. Ashtabula General Hospital Nurse Strike Chronology -- App. B. The Use of Interest Arbitration in the Public Sector -- Pt. 2. Sample Strike Plan -- Strike Planning Committees -- Human Resource Policies -- Financial Policies and Procedures -- Personnel Plan -- Patient Care Services -- Food Services -- Accommodations -- Engineering and Plant Operations -- Supplies Subcommittee -- Security -- Labor-Employee Relations -- Morale Committee -- Communication.