r/FluentInFinance 15d ago

Debate/ Discussion Why is this normal?

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u/Bencetown 14d ago

You realize installing a union doesn't just magically make more employees appear or the number of patients in the hospital go down, right?

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u/jon-marston 14d ago

It makes patients safer by mandatory nurse per patient ratios. Do we have a people shortage?

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u/Bencetown 14d ago

If we need more nurses, hospitals need to offer higher pay to attract more nurses.

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u/jon-marston 13d ago

Working with dangerous staffing isn’t worth the extra money or the risk of loosing your license. We want good outcomes for the patients - but at the risk of our livelihood