It would be the first time the union that represents 1,300 resident physicians and interns has staged a strike in 32 years.
More than 1,300 resident physicians and fellows at three of L.A. County’s largest hospitals have voted to authorize an unfair labor practice strike, claiming they work long hours and often earn below minimum wage.Committee of Interns and Residents/Service Employees International Union
Doctors say the county has repeatedly canceled scheduled bargaining sessions and otherwise engaged in bad faith bargaining conduct. Their current three-year contract expired Sept. 30Union negotiators are asking for a 7% raise as part of a new agreement but said the county has offered a 3.5% increase despite an inflation rate that has topped 8%.
The doctors say they need the county to come to the table and bargain fairly so they can get what they need to care for their patients and their own families amid severe inflation and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.In a statement released Tuesday, the L.A. County Department of Health Services said its health services “could not be possible without our residents and interns who help deliver best-in-class care.
“We are paid a base salary but the level is fairly low,” the 31-year-old Chinatown resident said last month. “Depending on what rotation we’re working, we can spend 80 hours a week here. When you break that down in hours worked per week it’s less than L.A. County’s minimum wage.”Dr. Monique Hedmann, a second-year family medicine resident at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, said the low wages have a ripple effect.
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