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Striking responsibilities.

R Brecher
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It is commonly held that National Health Service (NHS) workers are under a moral obligation not to go on strike, because doing so might well result in people's dying. Unless sainthood is demanded, however, this position is untenable: indeed, those most vociferously pursuing it are often those who bear the greatest responsibility, on their own grounds, for needless death and suffering.

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R Brecher. 1985. Striking responsibilities.. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.11.2.66

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