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Nurses of the University College Hospital protest in London on Feb. 6, 2023. The walkout is part of a wave of health worker strikes and demonstrations in recent months. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

February 9, 2023

Health‑care worker strikes in the United Kingdom: Are there lessons for Canada’s health crisis?

Veena Sriram, University of British Columbia and Sorcha A. Brophy, Columbia University

U.K. health worker protests echo issues in Canada. They are also a harbinger of future labour disputes and systemic collapse if austerity, underinvestment and neglect of health workers continue.

Health-care workers protest over stalled contract negotiations with the provincial government in Montréal in October 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

May 3, 2022

Workers, not warriors: 4 lessons from health worker protests during COVID‑19 that could help avert a looming workforce crisis

Veena Sriram, University of British Columbia and Sorcha A. Brophy, Columbia University

To prevent a shortage of health workers, public expressions of appreciation need to be backed by policies that provide dignity, decent working conditions, accountability and appropriate remuneration.

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