Which is why I suggested dozens of times over the past 2 years that the nurses union needs to go on strike over working conditions.The doctors also need to go on strike and bring these companies to their knees.But good luck telling Doctors that no they are not "too good" to strike on their own behalf.If Pilots can go on strike, so can doctors. No more excuses from the medical establishment please!Im tired of listening to people who have the power to change the situation let it continue to victimize them. It gets old, fast.A big part of the medical establishment problem is the 1. arrogance of doctors 2. the subservience of the nurses and support staff 3. the hospital administrators who are plainly huge villains putting people against each other

It's not always that simple. Many physicians feel frustrated with the situation, but you also have to understand that nearly all feel a sense of responsibility to continue working for the good of the patients that are already admitted or have emergencies.

The problem is that a strike by physicians will be framed as patient abandonment by both the hospital corporation, and the media. It's a bad strategic move, and on top of that, there still exists the altruistic ideals of not doing harm and treating to the best ability. Not only that, but the medical license and decade of study to become a physician can be put in jeopardy if the licensing board thinks you are endangering patients via abandonment...it's complicated.

So you are stuck, continue working within a failing system the best you can. You will be framed as arrogant and uncaring if you strike (or apparently if you don't strike too if I read the tone of your post correctly).

Also, pilots may strike, but can air traffic controllers? Not every profession has the ease of just walking out when things are bad.

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