In the last 10 years, SEIU-UHW has been involved in 13 strikes.
124,650
Workers Directly Affected*
349,800
Workdays Lost*
*Source: Bloomberg Law
What’s at Risk during a Strike?
When union members are put on the picket line by the unions, they find out firsthand just what they’re risking during an economic strike.
- Paychecks from Sharp HealthCare would stop.
- Economic strikers don’t qualify for unemployment in most states.
- Strikers may have to pay the entire premium cost for their health insurance policies.
- Patient care and service suffers
- In an economic strike, strikers may be permanently replaced: The striker will go on a preferential recall list, but a replacement worker has no obligation to give up the job when the strike is over, and the employer has no obligation to rehire the striking workers.