Becker's Healthcare December 20, 2024
Eight percent, or about 72,000, of physicians are unionized, and the number of official union drives among private-sector physicians has leaped in the past two years, Medscape reported Dec. 19.
Here are six things to know:
1. The study, published Dec. 18 in JAMA, analyzed data from the National Labor Relations Board about union drives by potential bargaining units that included physicians. The study only looked at private-sector unions and did not include unions from public institutions.
2. From 2000 to 2022, 44 union petitions were filed, which amounts to about 0 to 6 each year. The number skyrocketed to 21 union drives in 2023 and 12 in the first five months of 2024. Researchers told Medscape that the...
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