Unions

Physician unions are an emerging trend of direct interest and relevance to emergency physicians. Some recent headlines in this arena include:

• Labor Board Charges Third Coast with Unfair Labor Practices (added 7/23/01)
• EPs File Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against Employer (added 1/29/01)
• NLRB Ruling Now on AAEM Website (added 11/13/00)
• Physicians Get Union Election at NY Hospital
• Texas Releases Rules for Doctors Bargaining Jointly with Health Plans
• House Committee Examines Doctor Unionization Bill
• HIAA Speaks Out Against Doctor Unionization Bill
• Employees of Texas Emergency Group Form Labor Union
• NLRB Orders Election for PRN Representation
• House Judiciary Committee Passes Bill Allowing Health Care Professionals To Bargain Collectively with Managed Care Companies
• NLRB Ruling: Third Coast Emergency Physicians and Seton Third Coast Emergency Physicians Association, Case 16-RC-10160 (added 8/7/00)
• Residents Can Organize at Private Hospitals
• AMA Votes To Form Physician Labor Organization (Sep/Oct 1999)
• Los Angeles County Doctors Vote Decisively To Unionize (July/Aug 1999)