Strike Risks
When a union and a company are not able to reach agreement during collective bargaining, then negotiations reach what is called an “impasse.” If an impasse is reached, the union can:
1 GIVE UP
2 GIVE IN
3 GO ON STRIKE
What’s at Risk During a Strike?
When union members are put on the picket line by the union, they find out firsthand just what they’re risking during an economic strike.
- Patient care and service suffers.
- Paychecks from Scripps Health 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.
- In an economic strike, strikers may be permanently replaced. In this case, 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.
Strike Calculator
If you were to elect a union to represent you, you may possibly face a strike. Find out what a strike could cost you.
You may be striking for increased benefits or wages (and extra powers for a union), but what would a strike cost you? And would it be worth the price tag?
