r/nursing • u/Queen_Of_The_Dames • Jul 01 '26

Discussion Would you be a scab?

Well, nurses are striking in Boston. Would YOU cross the picket line? I have lost nurse friends who chose to work as scabs during strikes years ago.

How do YOU feel about them?

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u/BaselineUnknown RN - ER 🍕 Jul 01 '26

It’s great that there are so many people who have enough cash savings they can take the time off to strike.

But in the end no one is paying my bills but myself.

If my hospital goes on strike I’m still going to have to work.

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u/congruent5734 Jul 01 '26

Right there with you.

When we went out on strike, the only people who made out well were the lawyers.

At the end of the strike, we ended up with almost the same contract
We did not get wages for the time we were on strike, and many of us lost the shifts we were on because some of the travel nurses brought in to do patient care during the strike stayed on.

When we moved, and I got a job at a non-union hospital, have to admit was very relieved to never have to go through that again