Posts tagged CIR/SEIU
University of Minnesota doctors file to unionize with country’s largest doctors’ union
March 26, 2025 // The union says physicians at the school are struggling with low wages and lack of staffing. "These and other issues compound the impact of an already highly stressful workplace and lead to rampant burnout — making it difficult for doctors to want to stay in Minnesota after they complete their training at UMN," the release said. The University of Minnesota Labor Rights Coalition helped physicians in their move to file.
Penn Medicine Residents Vote to Unionize
May 11, 2023 // "With 88% of participants voting in favor, the frontline Penn Medicine doctors are the first statewide to gain union representation," according to the Committee of Interns and Residents/Service Employees International Union (CIR/SEIU), which reported Monday that the vote was 892 to 110. Specifically, the residents and fellows at the Philadelphia health system "look forward to advocating for the conditions they need to provide top-quality care without compromising their mental, physical, or financial wellbeing," the union stated.
Resident physicians vote to strike at 3 LA County hospitals
June 1, 2022 // Resident physicians and interns at three hospitals in Los Angeles County voted to authorize an unfair labor practice strike Tuesday.
LAC+USC physicians begin strike authorization voting
May 20, 2022 //