Nurse Strike
Medical Center.
Emergency room.
Nurse station.
"Dr. Duncan."
The Nurse Know-It-All, who was whispering with the other nurses, immediately came over when she saw Adam approaching.
"Violet, what are you talking about?"
Adam said casually.
"The nurses are preparing for a collective strike."
The Nurse Know-It-All secretly revealed this.
"A nurses' strike?"
Adam asked in surprise, "Are we really going to start? When?"
This rumor has been circulating at the Medical Center for quite some time now.
The reason was that the nurses were overwhelmed, with each of them working almost an extra 40 hours of overtime per week, which, combined with their original 40 hours per week, amounted to 80 hours per week.
Two days off a week? Forget about it.
Working six days a week, that's more than 13 hours a day, which is extremely demanding.
This is not Adam and his fellow interns who can get high salaries just by getting through this period.
There is virtually no room for advancement for nurses.
Overtime pay is meager.
Working overtime is just a waste of time.
The key issue is that hospitals are unwilling to hire enough nurses, schedule shifts reasonably, and deliberately exploit their staff.
The head nurses did relay the opinions of the nurses below to their superiors.
Unfortunately, according to the nurses, the hospital leadership, especially the high-ranking doctors, were far too arrogant and completely ignored their reasonable demands.
And deep down, they don't believe that the nurses' work is irreplaceable.
Therefore, it was delayed again and again.
The power of a single nurse is insignificant.
However.
In every industry in the United States, there is a formidable organization: labor unions!
When discontent accumulates to a certain level, the labor union will organize its registered members to stage a collective strike, thereby forcing capitalists to make concessions.
Nurses naturally have their own nurses' union.
Moreover, almost all nurses join the nurses' union.
When the union mobilized, even if some nurses were unwilling to strike and affect the care of their patients, they dared not betray the cause under the overwhelming force and had no choice but to join.
They can strike collectively whenever they want.
Not one will be missing!
"Yes, the union's official documents have been printed out and handed over to the hospital director by the head nurse."
The Nurse Know-It-All, said, "The time is set for Queen of Heaven."
This strike cannot be done without a word, nor can it be done on a whim.
Otherwise, the hospital would have no time to prepare and would be paralyzed, leading to an irreparable disaster.
What goals do you want to achieve?
Adam had a headache.
Hospitals cannot function without nurses.
Otherwise, doctors would have to do those tedious, dirty, and tiring jobs.
For doctors, this is an absolute nightmare.
For Adam, the nurses' strike would definitely affect his primary goal of healing the sick, saving lives, and prolonging Lifespan.
"The union has already done the calculations."
The Nurse Know-It-All explained, "To achieve the goal of 'reasonable working hours and reasonable wages,' the hospital needs to add 40 nurses, requiring an annual investment of 2 million yuan."
"Well."
Adam sighed.
The investment of 2 million yuan for 40 nurses is a drop in the ocean for a large hospital like the Medical Center.
You can squeeze out this money from any nook or cranny.
But Adam knew that this request wouldn't be so easily fulfilled.
Firstly, capitalists are all meticulous and calculating.
Secondly, giving in too easily would embolden the nurses' union's ambitions, leading to endless trouble.
A protracted battle is inevitable.
Adam could easily come up with the money, but he would never do it.
As the old saying goes: A small favor is appreciated, but a large one breeds resentment!
This is different from Adam donating laboratories and security equipment.
Once Adam intervenes.
The nurses might be very grateful at first.
But human desires are constantly increasing.
Not to mention that the monster called the Nurses' Guild was lurking behind them.
The union staff are all supported by the registered members.
It was indeed initially intended to protect the interests of the members.
However, when they expand to a certain extent, they can also turn around and oppress their members, using them to fight against capitalists and reaping huge profits.
Even if members know that doing so will harm the interests of the entire company and even the entire industry, and thus their own future, they can only follow the union into the abyss.
Why not act together?
They'll just have to wait to be attacked and assassinated.
Many of the industry unions in the United States later became semi-public criminal organizations and industry cancers, which is no joke.
If only I knew that Adam, the billionaire doctor, was willing to give this money.
After a while, the union might be able to continue its efforts to raise wages again.
If you give it the first time but don't want to give it again, what will the nurses think of you?
Adam knew that it would never be gratitude.
Human nature is inherently selfish.
He came here to work, to treat the sick, save Lifespan, and prolong life, and he didn't care about taking a salary.
But every year we not only give so much money to the hospital, but we also don't receive any gratitude. What's going on?
"Dr. Duncan, they will block the hospital entrance and call on the doctors to join them."
The Nurse Know-It-All warned, "If the doctors ignore them and keep walking into the hospital, they will throw things at people. Also, there's the Friends Bar. The nurses go on strike during the day and mostly go there to drink at night. They are prone to conflicts with the doctors after drinking, so be careful about that too."
Emmm.
When there are hundreds of people, they come in all shapes and sizes.
Some of the nurses, who are burly and robust, have tempers that are even more explosive than men's. During strikes, it's quite normal for them to cause trouble after drinking.
"A complete mess."
Adam said helplessly, "I am a doctor. Although I support your fight for your legitimate rights, I will not stop working because of it."
For something like this, to make him stop increasing his Lifespan is out of the question.
"I know."
The Nurse Know-It-All apologized, "I can only guarantee that our young female nurses won't throw things at you, but I can't guarantee that some of the older nurses, and some of the male nurses, will be safer."
"Fine."
Adam thought for a moment and laughed, "At worst, I won't go home for those few days. I'll just stay at the hospital. Anyway, I'll only sleep for a few hours each day when I get home."
I work during the day and have a private meal at night.
Normally, Adam would go back in the early hours of the morning and come back at five in the morning.
Indeed, it was only a few hours.
"But what about the conditions here?"
The Nurse Know-It-All, said, "It certainly can't compare to home."
"It doesn't matter."
Adam laughed and said, "Ten days is enough. I'll just rent an extra room next to Dr. Grey. Alice Grey's and tidy it up. The conditions won't be much different."
"As expected, nothing can trouble you, Dr. Duncan."
The Nurse Know-It-All, looked at him with admiration.
"Violet, thank you for telling me these things."
Adam laughed and said, "Otherwise, I really wouldn't know the intricacies of this."
"It's what I should do."
The Nurse Know-It-All.
"This."
Adam pondered for a moment and said, "Violet, are you interested in being a surgical nurse? Although it's tiring, you don't have much contact with patients and their families, so there are far fewer worries. You can learn a lot, it's more professional, harder to be replaced, and the income is quite considerable..."
"I'm interested!"
The Nurse Know-It-All's eyes lit up. "I'm not afraid of being tired, and I want to learn more. Maybe I can go into the Operating Room with Dr. Duncan in the future."
"Hehe, I'm really looking forward to it."
Adam admired the Nurse Know-It-All immediately.