Nurses walk off jobs in droves

The Local, May 5, 2008 As the nursing strike enters its third week, an additional 4,300 healthcare union workers walked off their jobs at noon on Monday. A total of 7,150 members of the Swedish Association of Healthcare Professionals (Vårdförbundet) are now on strike. Alingsås hospital outside of Gothenburg spent the entire weekend moving patients. Approximately 200 nurses, or one third of the Alingsås facility’s entire staff, are among those who joined the strike on Monday. ... Nurses