10 things to know about physician union expansion
A new era of physician unionization has emerged recently, marked by union elections among both staff-employed physicians and physicians in training, such as residents and fellows.
America’s newest doctors fuel efforts to unionize
A new generation of doctors struggling with ever-increasing workloads and crushing student debt is helping drive unionization efforts in a profession that historically hasn't organized.
Overworked, underpaid, and unheard, they say, more doctors push to unionize
When Dr. Zoe Tseng explains why she decided to help start a union of primary care physicians at Mass General Brigham — and join a wave of doctors organizing nationwide — she recounts what happened in 2023 at the Newton medical practice where she had worked for a decade.
Doctors unionize as healthcare services are consolidated into corporate systems
As recently as the early 80s, about three of every four doctors in the U.S. worked for themselves, owning small clinics. Today, some 75 percent of physicians are employees of hospital systems or large corporate entities. Some worry the trend is leading to diminished quality of care and is one reason doctors at a large Midwestern health provider decided to unionize.
Allina Health clinicians vote by overwhelming margin to unionize in historic election
Allina Health doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners voted to form the nation’s largest private-sector union of advanced care practitioners.
When M.D.s go union
The wave of professionals who are joining unions has now reached the ranks of physicians.