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Nurses from Providence Hospital with National Nurses United (NNU) on strike in Providence, R.I., November 12, 2014. Credit: UFCW Local 400, CC BY 2.0 license. — Nurses from Providence Hospital with National Nurses United (NNU) on strike in Providence, R.I., November 12, 2014. Short staffing in health care was a concern well before the Covid-19 pandemic. Credit: UFCW Local 400, CC BY 2.0 license.

On May 14, 2025, D&S co-editor Chris Sturr interviewed Mike Prokosch, veteran Boston-area popular economics organizer, about his article from our May/June issue, “Short Staffing.”

Interview with Mike Prokosch on short staffing 051425

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