Nurses Take to Streets for Third Day of Labor Dispute

mtneer wrote:

From what I hear they are being replaced.
The thing that gets me is, they are supposedly striking for better patient care, yet they walked out on the patients and are standing by the road holding a sign while ambulances go right past them carrying sick, injured people into "their" hospital and they just sit there.
Makes no sense to me. I agree, they are very ungrateful and selfish. Everybody should be thankful that Hinton, unlike many small communities in WV and this country, even has a hospital.

mtneer wrote:

Yes, I did say that during the strike a few months ago. Anybody who walks out on their job in a hospital has the patient's care furthest from their mind. There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?
I am always polite and thank anybody who provides me with anything that I need. This goes for the waitress refilling my drink to a nurse or whoever.
Hinton's hospital may not be as large as other hospitals or offer more advanced procedures, but the staff there are extremely knowledgeable and know what they're doing. You seem like you would be the person to criticize the hospital for everything they don't do, but be the first one to kick and scream because the community doesn't have a hospital.

Havereturned2 wrote:

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I know exactly what it's like to live in a community with no hospital. People die before they get to one many miles away. People would do well to remember that when they critize our health care workers for wanting better.
I guess you never wanted better working conditions, better pay, better health care, none of those benefits. You'd just let others fight for you and complain but when they won you'd reaped the benefits.

Chris wrote:

I agree about the hospital being a band-aid station and yes I did say much the same thing when the other workers were on strike. I do, like many others I'm sure, appreciate all health care workers, however, I firmly believe that they are all fortunate to have the jobs that they have. They knew the pay, hours involved and working conditions when they chose their positions and because they now feel that they have "unfair working conditions" it is unfair to their patients to just walk-out. Striking is not the answer to improving patient healthcare as they claim their motivation to be.

Chris wrote:

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Communities that don't have hospitals has nothing to do with this strike. Why should the fact that places like Monroe County not having a Hospital influence our opinions of THESE workers walking out of THIS hospital? Nothing, that's what. Just because of Summers County is fortunate enough to have a hospital when other communities don't, doesn't justify a strike. Fact is, these nurses want "better working conditions" i.e. less over-time and more money, and for them to have less over-time would require more staff and more salaries, if all the workers up there continue to think they are entitled to or deserve more, Summers County won't have a hospital either, it will be shut down due to the fact that it costs more to staff it and run it than it can legitimately support through the services it provides.
Many of us who have jobs, in numerous fields that don't have the luxury of being able to say "I don't like this anymore, let's stop working till we get what we want". Like I said before, they knew what the job was, hours, pay, conditions... before they took it. I have worked in an office for ten years, raises, bonuses, etc. are at the discretion of the owner/boss. I can't pick up a picket sign and stand outside because my boss won't give me a raise that I "THINK" I deserve. That's not sitting back and letting someone else fight for what I "THINK" I deserve, that's doing the job that I agreed to do to begin with and thanking God that I have it.

mtneer wrote:

I think there are other ways to get what you want besides striking and walking off the job. The RN's are screaming how they are all concerned for patient care, which if they were concerned for the patients in the hospitals and believed in the oath they took when they became RNs, they would be inside the hospital working. Am I criticizing those RN's for doing what they are doing? Yes, I am. For a town like Hinton, they should be thankful they have a nice paying job with good benefits.
ARH is hiring full-time replacement workers and are not budging on this contract. If the RN's are smart, they would go ahead and go back to work or else they are going to be without a job if/when this strike ends.
Everyone wants better pay, better benefits, etc. You cannot please everybody and if a company gave in to every single thing employees think they need, the companies wouldn't be around long. I made a commitment to my employer when I took my job and I am not going to just walk off and go on strike. If I do not like the way they are doing things, I will leave and find another job. No matter where you work though, there is always going to be something your employer is doing that you don't agree with.

tinkerbell wrote:

bravo have returned 2 when your overworked and overtired that's when mistakes happen.a person can overwork so long befor exhaustioned sets in i know i done been there and done it several times people need to thank the lord that the nurses are on the picket line fighting for their patients health and safety be more supportive of them instead of complaining about them been on strike take time out of your busy life and bring them some food and water and say thank you for putting our life first above your income i just bet you they will appreciate it

tinkerbell wrote:

you think so do you try walking in thier shoes one day then shoot your mouth off. have you ever cared for the sick and dieing probably not or you would not be saying such stupied stuff they don't staff enough people as it is let alone cover when someone is sick.