Docs will never unionize. Ever try to get two docs to agree on anything?
Seriously though I don’t see how these nurses can keep their licenses. Patient abandonment is almost a sure loss of license when brought in front of a nursing or medical board. Another reason I don’t like unions.
Try looking up the ‘Union of American Physicians and Dentists’. They have made great strides with public employed Docs at least here in Calif. They are starting to make inroads into the private sector. Obamacare will increase that pace......
If we continue on this downward spiral, unionized docs will be an unfortunate consequence. We must get rid of obamacare and obama to avoid this outcome.
Going on strike would not constitute patient abandonment. In nursing, you could lose your license if you walk off a nursing unit while on your shift.
If you do not show up for work ( like a strike), that is not abandonment. You have not accepted a patient under your care.
It is a touchier situation for the nurses who are working when the strike action is called.
Usually, hospital administration will have arranged for someone to take over the nursing functions.
However, if they cannot find someone, they cannot force you to work unusual long hours while you wait for someone to take over. I think 16 hrs would be the maximum you can be forced to work.Otherwise, you could commit serious errors due to fatigue.