The Real News Podcast Working People: Frontline physicians in LA can't pay rent, so they threatened to strike
Jun 29, 2022
01:17:42
We all know that, even before the horrific, world-changing event of COVID-19, society would fall apart without hospital workers and medical staff. But like so many other fields and sectors of work, the medical field is a very stratified one. Even though we as patients may not see it, many of the folks who make hospitals and medical facilities run are overworked, understaffed, under-protected, and paid way less than we’re led to believe. This was made painfully clear last month when frontline physicians at LA County hospitals voted overwhelmingly in favor of striking over unfair labor practices. After voting to authorize a strike, LA County members of the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR/SEIU), a local of the Service Employees International Union, won historic contract gains, including major increases in salaries and housing stipends, the creation of a $125,000 fund for diverse recruitment efforts, and more. To talk about all of this and more, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez chats with Dr. Frances Gill, a first-year resident physician at LAC/USC Medical Center who is training to be a psychiatrist.
To read the transcript of this episode and read show notes, visit: https://therealnews.com/frontline-physicians-in-la-cant-pay-rent-so-they-threatened-to-strike
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Pre-Production/Studio: Maximillian Alvarez
Post-Production: Jules Taylor
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To read the transcript of this episode and read show notes, visit: https://therealnews.com/frontline-physicians-in-la-cant-pay-rent-so-they-threatened-to-strike
Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive at freemusicarchive.org):
Jules Taylor, "Working People Theme Song:
Pre-Production/Studio: Maximillian Alvarez
Post-Production: Jules Taylor
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