When USN was notified of an approaching work stoppage at an East Coast hospital, preparations began quickly under a constrained planning timeline for a runof-the-mill five-to-ten-day nursing strike. It became apparent early on that the stoppage would be anything but ordinary.

After the first two weeks of the strike passing with no end in sight, longer term logistics and recruiting plans were operationalized. When the stoppage reached three months, it was clear that preparations needed to be made for an extraordinary indefinite job action.

Indefinite strikes require an intensive effort of personnel to coordinate day-to-day management, continuous recruiting, deployment, scheduling and rotation of staff. USN’s meticulous and unwavering attention to operational and clinical staffing details ensured patients received uninterrupted care during the nearly one-year long strike.