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From KQED: The University of California is confronting a large unionization effort among employees who have historically stayed outside of unions: doctors. At Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital on Thursday, doctors and physicians announced their plans to form a union with SEIU Doctors United — a partnership between Doctors Council, Service Employees International Union and Committee of Interns and Residents that represents more than 45,000 doctors nationwide. The move points to a marked shift in the healthcare industry, where in the past, it has been somewhat rare for generally highly paid doctors to form unions. 

...Attending physicians at UC, who make clinical decisions and often supervise residents and medical students, said they are stretched thin with unsustainable patient loads, understaffing and less decision-making power — concerns often echoed by nurses and other patient care workers with higher union participation rates... UC declined to comment on the attending physicians’ organizing campaign. About $24 billion, nearly 40% of the university’s total revenue last year, came from its six academic health centers, serving 2.5 million Californians. UC is the state’s second largest employer...

Full story at https://www.kqed.org/news/12092485/uc-doctors-seek-to-unionize-10000-colleagues-in-massive-campaign.