Victorian nurses' strike.

Strike a woman, you strike a rock: a tribute to (two) nurses.

South Africa recently lost a valiant woman, who was a nurse. The above quotations, attributed to Florence Nightingale, the founder of the nursing profession, might equally well have been uttered by Ma Albertina Sisulu. Reading the histories of the two women, 3,4 one born in 1820, the other a century later in 1918, one finds several intriguing parallels. Each made up her mind not to marry, decid...

Nurses to 'go extra mile' during junior doctors strike.

Nurses have pledged to pull together for patients as the NHS braces itself for another series of strikes by junior doctors.

Strike threat by nurses told to reapply for jobs.

Forty band seven nurses at an NHS trust face having to apply for their own jobs after ten posts were cut following a skill-mix review.

Strike action by nurses in South Africa: a value clarification.

The Labour Relations Act (South Africa, 1991) made provision for protected strike action by employees, subject to certain conditions, procedures and negotiated agreements. This led to the removal of the strike clause in the Nursing Act (South Africa, 1992). The labour rights of all citizens are entrenched in the Constitution of the country (South Africa, 1996). Participation in strike action by...

To strike or not to strike.