Administration in mental health

, Volume 10, Issue 1, pp 13–21 | Cite as

Strike action at the major teaching psychiatric facility

  • N. el-Guebaly
  • J. Toews
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Abstract

This article reviews the literature on strikes at psychiatric facilities and describes one such experience. The need in labor contracts to define a crisis in patient care and to protect the non-striking staff from extra-professional liability is highlighted.

Keywords

Public Health Patient Care Labor Contract Major Teaching Psychiatric Facility 
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© Human Sciences Press 1982

Authors and Affiliations

  • N. el-Guebaly
  • J. Toews

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