{"id":259026,"date":"2025-06-25T11:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T10:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldsocialism.org\/spgb\/?post_type=snippet&p=259026"},"modified":"2025-06-23T14:34:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T13:34:49","slug":"call-for-help","status":"publish","type":"snippet","link":"https:\/\/www.worldsocialism.org\/spgb\/snippet\/call-for-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Help"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many workers find their jobs stressful in various ways. But recently the trade union Unison described the problems met by a specific group of workers<\/a>, those who deal with 999 calls that involve a medical emergency. It is important and rewarding work, but \u2026<\/p>\n

They frequently have to take life-changing decisions, sometimes working a 12-hour stretch with limited breaks. One worker had to take time off after dealing with four suicide calls in a single shift. There is a high staff turnover, with over a quarter leaving their jobs in the last three years.<\/p>\n

These may be exceptional cases, but they demonstrate the stress and burnout that many workers experience under capitalism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-259026","snippet","type-snippet","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldsocialism.org\/spgb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/snippet\/259026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldsocialism.org\/spgb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/snippet"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldsocialism.org\/spgb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/snippet"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldsocialism.org\/spgb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}