Labor Union

Striking Nurses Should Be Supported

Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “Let us keep the issues where they are. The issue is injustice. The issue is the refusal of Memphis to be fair and honest in its dealings with its public servants, who happen to be sanitation workers. Now, we’ve got to keep attention on that.” Yes. Let’s keep our attention on the members of SEIU Healthcare 1199NW and especially the nurses who are fighting for our very lives.

Niran Al-Agba2020-05-23T22:52:02+00:00January 24, 2020|Categories: Patient, Policy|Tags: Corporatization, Hospital Consolidation, Labor Union, MLK, Nurse, SEIU, Strike|

Is It Time for Physicians to Unionize?

Since the birth of our nation, labor unions have existed in one form or another in the United States. Unions are a force to protect the ‘working population’ from inequality, gaps in wages, and a political system failing to represent specific industry groups. The existence of unions has already been woven into the political, economic, and cultural fabric of America; it may be time for physicians and surgeons to unionize.

Niran Al-Agba2020-05-14T04:03:09+00:00September 19, 2017|Categories: Physician, Policy|Tags: ACA, Affordable Care, Corporatization, Labor Union, Physician Autonomy, Physician Union, Unionization, United Physicians|