Lewis S S
Int J Health Serv. 1976;6(4):641-9. doi: 10.2190/V45L-W95F-YTHY-V1NL.
The nature of the negotiating body for pay and conditions of nurses in Britain and some of the reasons for the body's past failure to negotiate a substantial pay increase for nurses are described in this article. A description is given of a series of events, including strike action by nurses during 1974, which led to a substantial pay raise. The pay award, however, represented only a partial success for the trade unions and the negotiating body. Methods of nurses' organization and the roles of their representative unions and professional body indicate some of the reasons for only a partial success. The lack of unity between the National Health Service trade unions and the reactionary role of the professional body were notable. However, many important political and organizational lessons were learned by nurses in this struggle. We are now facing savage cuts in National Health Service expenditure, leading to a reduction in the number of nurses employed. These lessons are clearly useful for the nurses and their organization with the labor movement in fighting these cuts in National Health Service expenditure.
本文描述了英国护士薪酬和工作条件谈判机构的性质，以及该机构过去未能为护士争取到大幅加薪的一些原因。文中讲述了一系列事件，包括1974年护士举行罢工，最终促成了大幅加薪。然而，此次加薪对工会和谈判机构来说只是部分成功。护士的组织方式及其代表工会和专业团体的作用揭示了仅取得部分成功的一些原因。国民医疗服务体系工会之间缺乏团结以及专业团体的反动作用尤为显著。不过，护士们在这场斗争中学到了许多重要的政治和组织方面的经验教训。我们现在正面临国民医疗服务体系开支的大幅削减，导致雇佣护士的数量减少。这些经验教训对于护士及其组织在与劳工运动一道反对国民医疗服务体系开支削减的斗争中显然很有用处。
