Max Nesterak at The Minnesota Reformer reports that nearly 1,000 Resident Physicians at the University of Minnesota are officially Unionized with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Committee of Interns and Residents after a State Labor Board certified a majority of Residents signed Union Cards. The certification comes on the heels of more than 200 Resident Physicians at Hennepin Healthcare achieving certification last month as the first Union of Resident Physicians in Minnesota. “We work very hard to take care of people all over the Twin Cities and beyond, and burnout is a real problem,” said Dr. Kaitlin McLean in a statement released by the Union. “It’s essential that we have a seat at the table so we can care for ourselves and our patients, and so that we can stay here in Minnesota doing that critical work.” The Union Drives at both Hennepin Healthcare and the University of Minnesota were remarkably fast compared to the Private Sector because of a recent change in State Law, which governs Public Sector Employees.

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