Legal and Ethical Issues for Healthcare Professionals
10 days’ notice is not adequate time for an employer in the healthcare field to prepare for an intended strike or picketing. This isa because the healthcare field requires high urgency and care due to the critical nature of the services provided. The 10-day notice may not be enough time for employers to make the necessary arrangements to ensure that essential healthcare services are still offered to critically ill patients. Furthermore, there may not be enough time for employers to adequately communicate with other healthcare providers to ensure minimal service disruption.
The National Labor Relations Act does not provide specific guidelines on how employers should respond to a strike or picketing notice (Runciman, 2019). This means that employers may not be aware of all the necessary steps that should be taken to ensure that healthcare services are still provided to patients. As such, it may be difficult for employers to prepare adequately in such a short time frame.
In conclusion, 10 days notice may not be adequate for an employer in the healthcare field to prepare for an intended strike or picketing. Employers should take the necessary steps to ensure that healthcare services are still provided to critically ill patients (Blumenthal et al., 2020). Legal and ethical considerations must be considered, as well as the potential disruption to services, which a strike or picketing could cause. Employers should also consider the financial implications of a strike or picketing and the potential impact on labor relations.
References
Blumenthal, D., Fowler, E. J., Abrams, M., & Collins, S. R. (2020). COVID-19 — Implications for the Health Care System. New England Journal of Medicine, 383(15). https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmsb2021088.
Runciman, C. (2019). The “Double-edged Sword” of Institutional Power: COSATU, Neo-liberalisation and the Right to Strike. Global Labour Journal, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.15173/glj.v10i2.3585.
Kruchko, G.J., Fries, R., J. (1984) wrote, “Section 8(g) of the National Labor Relations Act, added in the 1974 amendments to the Act, requires a labor organization to give an employer in the health-care field ten days’ notice of an intended strike or picketing. The purpose is to allow the health-care employer time to make arrangements to ensure the continuation of health-care services to critically ill patients. Failure of a union to give this notice constitutes a violation of the Act, and individuals who engaged in the activity may, as a result, lose their status as employees under the Act.” This law still holds true today.
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Question 
In your opinion is 10 days’ notice adequate time for an employer in the health-care field to prepare for an intended strike or picketing?
Legal and Ethical Issues for Healthcare Professionals
Explain your response.