Thanksgiving in Seattle: Higher Rents/Mortgages, Lower Global Wages [Possibly] and Killer Flu

Grab a mug of coffee, read the brief: "..."Our concerns are being ignored and dismissed" as COVID-19 patients increase, said one of the more than 100 doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners who went on strike yesterday from their jobs at urgent-care facilities in the MultiCare health system. MultiCare said a majority of clinics remained open yesterday, and that it was disappointed the union was striking during a pandemic, "when our patients need our care more than ever." (Photo: Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)..." SWE's Take: Here's the main health care field of healthcare worker pay from Indeeed on LPN openings: https://www.indeed.com/career/licensed-practical-nurse/salaries $26/hr. No wonder they're on strike. Good News: The nurses are rooting for Trump's vaccine ASAP too.