Feeling a little rough around the edges lately. Physically and spiritually. 2011 was supposed to be a great year, and I had started off determined to make it happen!! I quit smoking (successfully so far!) and had decided to create positive energy, and to stop relying on my so-called realistic pessimism.
Alas, that didn't work so well. Rather stupid, now that I think about it, to try positive learning when I am going through nasty nicotine withdrawls!! Haha, hindsight is always 20/20 isn't it?
Started off a step ahead with a new position at work, but the dark clouds rolled in rather quickly....pink slips probably being handed out this Friday due to contract and Union issues and an unreasonable employer. Well, really the devil in disguise, but we I get into that here; that's a whole other post, or blog even!
Healthcare has been spiraling down that staircase for years, and I think 2011 is the start of rock-bottom for us, but then....our only way out is up, right?
We are insulted, slapped in the proverbial face, with shoddy work conditions, crazy hours and pay cuts that are more consistent than inflation. I really hope that my coworkers do stick together, and stick to their guns, and we fight the giant together! We need to stand up for our rights and say NO to the 'contract' on principle; if we don't, that so-called contract has basically caused us to bend over and take it where the sun don't shine. Again.
I find it sad, sickening and just downright disheartening to know that the higher powers that be in Healthcare, both public and private sectors, think so little of us that they would bully us into voting for cuts in everything from wage to benefits!
Is it too much to ask to just keep the wage and benefits we have already? We never asked for a payraise at all. We just want to keep working with some dignity so that when we reach our final, golden years, we too, can grow old gracefully and with a roof over our heads.
Healthcare 'triumphs' are on the backs of the workers and these aren't triumphs at all when you look closely.
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