unions

In that instance, I would imagine it would be less of a "fuck it this is the final straw EVERYONE STRIKE" and more of a "things haven't changed, we will be striking in XX days" and the hospital has XX days to hire Temps

It's not like the medical staff want patients to suffer.

But knowing the medical field the way I do, they count on that. The people who run hospitals know the staff have emotions and still have the capacity to feel guilt, and use that to pressure them into accepting infinitely more bullshit than any other field.

If you were behind the counter at a restaurant, and a diner smeared literal shit in your face while screaming at you for trying to kill their dining partner, do you think you would be expected to "just handle it" then get yourself cleaned up because you still have 11 hours left of "absolutely awake" time followed by a few hours of "maybe I'll be able to get some sleep" and another 12-16 hours of work, would you just take it? Would you keep going to work? Now how about if you spent years studying to get that job, have tons of money put into it, and are faced with "deal with it or find another career"

There isn't an easy solution, but the solution certainly isn't "keep letting hospitals treat staff like indentured servants", not that you are suggesting it is, I just mean something needs to change.