Many 国内精品伊人久久久久妇 members have already pledged to strike, and many more are ready to support our action. But we鈥檝e also heard that some misconceptions are causing confusion.
Let鈥檚 clear them up for you.
FALSE: 鈥極nly registered nurses can strike鈥�
Any 国内精品伊人久久久久妇 member at an employer with a mandate to strike can take strike action on a day that it鈥檚 called. And it doesn鈥檛 matter if or how you voted in our ballot, you can still take part.
FALSE: 鈥楪oing on strike means attending a picket line鈥�
Striking simply means withdrawing your labour. While we strongly encourage you to go to the picket line at your employer, all you actually need to do to strike is: don鈥檛 go to work on strike day.
There doesn鈥檛 need to be a picket line for there to be a strike. If there is strike action at your employer and there isn鈥檛 a picket line at your workplace, there will be one elsewhere within your employer. You can visit a picket line anywhere at your employer.
FALSE: 鈥楾here鈥檚 no space for me on the picket line鈥�
There鈥檚 no legal limit on the number of people on a picket line. The codes of practice for picketing recommend having six people on a picket line. But if the picket is peaceful, you and fellow striking colleagues can gather with more than six people. Other people can also visit the picket line as strike supporters, as long as they don鈥檛 obstruct the workplace entrance.
FALSE: 鈥楳y manager decides whether I should be derogated on strike days鈥�
We decide which services are derogated and the numbers of derogated staff. That鈥檚 why you should always ask your manager to show you the 国内精品伊人久久久久妇 derogation response for your clinical area or service. Some services are completely derogated. Strike action undertaken by 国内精品伊人久久久久妇 members will follow the 鈥榣ife preserving care model鈥�, so the 国内精品伊人久久久久妇 will fully derogate certain services.
In addition, your local strike committee will consider applications that employers make for additional derogations. The local 国内精品伊人久久久久妇 strike committee will tell your employer of the outcome. Remember, being derogated does not affect your right to strike, it simply means an 国内精品伊人久久久久妇 member can attend work without breaking the strike, provided the numbers working are not above those approved by the committee.These strikes are our best opportunity to demand the pay that your hard work deserves. Fair pay will allow our profession to recruit and retain more dedicated nursing staff like you. Fair pay will mean patient safety is no longer undermined.
