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Temple Hospital nurses strike today
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Temple Hospital nurses strike today
In fact, more than 1,500 Temple Hospital staffers are striking today at noon.
So how does a hospital continue to run without them? According to Young Philly Politics, the hospital is hiring nurses from HealthSource Global Staffing — at a cost of more than $10,000 for each RN per week. If true, that's an exorbitant amount of money.
Head over to YPP for a good summary and video and what's gone on thus far (including the rally we told you about last Friday), and keep your eye on this one, people. I have a feeling it's gonna get ugly.
RELATED: Temple nurses rally today outside of Temple Hospital
As a nurse of almost 10 years, I understand that working in an environment such as Temple's is very trying and difficult to say the least. While I cannot attest to the working conditions within Temple facilities. Through a friend that used to work at Temple however I have seen the payrates for RNs. I can say that hands down they are higher than at the other three facilities I have worked at within the city of Philadelphia. Granted a three fold increase in the cost of benefits is not appropriate. However, if the rates I saw were correct the salary Temple RNS receive should in no way doom them to living in the neighborhood behind the hospital. Given the nature of Temple(neighborhood, clientele etc) though a higher payrate seems appropriate due to the occupational risks Temple RNS are exposed to that most of the nursing world will never experience.
As a fellow RN I am embarrassed that they even qualify as professionals at TEmple. To walk out on their patients is a discgrace and they should have their licenses revoked. The pay and benefits is among teh best in teh city and yet they continue to comlaina dnbe oneof the laziest and worst nurses in teh area. I used to work there but after realizing that they brought teh profession down as low as they have I quit and worked where I reprtesented my self and did not pay someone to speak for me Temple nurses grow up
Are you kidding me? You must work in a much "posh" er place!!! You just have no idea. Either you have very little experience or you just have no clue because you haven't worked there. Our salary isn't even 1/2 of what the media is saying it is and they expect us to make 10,000 less a year and pay triple the benefits costs!!! No one can afford to work there unless they live behind the hospital and can walk to work. I just can't stand when people who aren't in a situation have to talk and don't know what they are talking about it. Let me tell you something...not one person on that picket line is selfish. It is selfish of you to comment on something like you know and you don't!!!!
suck it up temple nurses
I am a university hospital nurse and we are non-union. Our benefit pkg is fairly good but not as good as what Temple nurses are expecting. I agree that in todays hard times you should be glad to have a job. Not only do they have a job, it comes with benefits and excellent pay compared to the average joe. The fact of the matter is you can be replaced. May brings a drove of new graduate nurses that will be more than happy to take your place. You complain about poor patient care yet you strike and make matters worse. If what really matters is the patients than get back to work and quit worrying about your selfish selves.
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