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Union representing providers at DC’s Unity Health Care authorizes strike
Conditions at Unity Health Care have prompted the union at the D.C.-based health care provider to authorize a strike. According to the Union of American Physicians and Dentists — the union representing health care providers across the country —...
Why More Doctors Are Joining Unions
With corporate consolidation and a profit-driven mandate by healthcare systems, doctors are increasingly frustrated and feel that their voices haven't been heard enough when it comes to issues like workplace safety, working hours, and benefits, says Stuart Bussey, MD,...
Buffalo Medical Residents Are Striking for Fair Pay and Better Conditions
The labor action by medical residents in Buffalo is the latest in the medical worker unionization wave sweeping the US. Around 100 picketers stood in front of Buffalo General Hospital on September 4, chanting and talking to reporters under the midday sun. They gripped...