Across the country, the pandemic has spurred a rapid rise in unionization among resident physicians.
“We see lots of young, highly-educated workers unionizing … in notably increased numbers,” she said in an interview.
Residents picketing outside the hospital’s main entrance this week wielded cherry red noisemakers and signs in English and Spanish that spoke to their frustrations.Between wage increases, a $2,000 ratification bonus and benefits, the Elmhurst residents’satisfies the demand for pay parity with their non-unionized counterparts at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to the union. Contract negotiations had stretched about 11 months.
But there are several ways hospitals are able to avoid a growing union presence within their wings. Residency programs typically last three to four years, and organizing campaigns take about a year. That means some hospitals respond to residents’ grievances by waiting it out, said Altenor of the Committee of Interns and Residents.
Union members have also accused health systems that run multiple residency programs of paying nonunion residents more or giving them special benefits. Even within the city’s public Health + Hospitals system, Icahn Mount Sinai was paying first-year residents at Queens Hospital more than the Elmhurst residents, Hafuth said. Both hospitals predominantly serve low-income patients.
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