Feminist Nursing Pod

Henry and Lindsay talk all things pay-offer consultations and upcoming RCN strikes. 

Recorded before the Tories took the RCN to court so dates may not be accurate depending on what happens with that nonsense. 

Henry and Holly chat all things strikes, hopes for upcoming actions, and the threat of the new Minimum Service Bill.

Some content went out of date pretty quick but it's still good!

Stuff to plug:

FNN Leeds Meet-Up eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-debrief-tickets

SOS NHS National Demo keepournhspublic.com/event/sos-nhs-national-demonstration-sat-11-march/
 

 We are joined by Lawless to discuss their wrestling show about life in the NHS. We get in the ring with burnout, trauma, and being queer in the NHS.

Find out more about Lawless and NHSmackdown:
@richtea_drag
@fist__club

For Leeds based listeners the Healthcare Meet-Up has already happened but we'll be hosting another on 18th Jan.
See @feministnursing for more.

Support the strikes using strikemap.co.uk

Join a union!  

Ahahahaha! Our recordings cannot keep up with this Tory nightmare but we're sharing this episode with you anyway!

Leeds Healthcare Meet-Up deets:
eventbrite.com/e/leeds-healthcare-meet-up-tickets-439561890447

Organise Now:
organisenow.org.uk

Ruby and Holly talk all things NHS strike ballots!

Small correction there are now 132,139 vacancies in the NHS.

Join GMB

Join RCN

Join UNISON

Join UNITE

We recorded this on the surface of the sun.

Or at least it felt like it.

We're back if not a little melted & burnt out but we made it through.

Yes, the episode is out of date, but we're still hilarious.

Show notes:

RCN ballot information

Twitter thread of candidates logos

Acorn Renters' Union

Enough Is Enough (not mentioned, but sign up!)

CN: virginity testing, institutional ableism.

It's the moment you've all been waiting for - we've read the Health & Social Care Bill now hear us beef about it.

Things to plug:

GOSH strike fund

Info on Barts strike

Anti-austerity People's Assembly demos

UCU Strike

SOS NHS

TUC anti-Tory demo in Blackpool

Receipts:

Virginity testing by UK gov't

The actual Bill

We're back for more in 2022 with a hungover chat about the unholy alliance of feminism and nursing.

There is a content note at the top of the show as we do discuss misogyny, institutional harms, and transphobia to varying degrees.

Stuff to shout out:

The Racist Lady with the Lamp by Natalie Stake-Doucet

Stop:SIM campaign

JustEat workers strike fund

SOSNHS

Buckle up for everything you need to know about UK trade union history, organising, and the current balloting of NHS staff!

LIST OF UNION BALLOT DATES

Join GMB

Join RCN

Join UNISON

Join Unite

SHOUT OUTS & EVENTS

United Voices of the World Strike @Great Ormond Street

NHSWorkersSayNo Demo 26.11.21

KONP Health & Care Bill Protest 22.11.21

Care and Support Workers Organise

March with Midwives (LinkTree)

Medact new joiners' meeting - just check out Medact & DocsNotCops they're awesome

RESOURCES

Make bosses pay: Why we need unions by Eve Livingston

National Archives

Thatcher union reforms - Guardian article

Welcome to the Feminist Nursing Pod!

In this episode we discuss public perceptions of nursing and the NHS pay deals past and present.

All views discussed in the episode are our own and do not represent the opinions of our employers, trade unions, or professional bodies.

Music is by friend of the show Chris Catalyst, and you can find us on social media @femnursepod

Links to media discussed:

2009 Guardian article

Owen Jones Tory Party Conference video