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Scalpel and Sword: Conflict and Negotiation in Modern MedicineEP12 - Inside the Strike Zone: Prof. Johnnie Kallas Breaks Down Healthcare Labor MovementsHow are healthcare workers using strikes to improve patient care and working conditions? In this episode, Dr. Lee Sharma, hosts Professor Johnnie Kallas to share insights from his work tracking union and non-union strikes across the U.S., with a focus on the growing trend of fixed-duration strikes in healthcare. These short-term walkouts, often lasting one to five days, allow nurses and physicians to protest unsafe staffing ratios and working conditions while minimizing patient care disruptions. Drawing from his experience with the Service Employees International Union and California Nurses Association, Kallas discusses the economic and reputational leverage of these...
2025-08-0433 min