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Physician Union Drives Have Skyrocketed, Data Show
Medscape December 19, 2024
While fewer than 10% of US physicians are unionized, the number of official union drives among private-sector doctors have skyrocketed in the last 2 years compared to two decades prior, according to a new JAMA study.
Researchers counted 21 union drives in 2023 and 12 in the first 5 months of 2024, compared to 0-6 drives each year between 2000 and 2022.
If the 2023 and 2024 drives succeed, unions will represent 3523 new physicians —nearly equal to the 3541 doctors who sought unionization between 2000 and 2022.
“We were able to document a significant uptick in union petitions and success in certification drives,” said corresponding author Hayden Rooke-Ley, JD, of the Center for Advancing Health Policy Through...
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